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Mark Meadows
@markmeadows· Republican · NC· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The reality of this is the very document that the gentlewoman from Texas put up, that 500-page report, is actually investigative conclusions based on 1.2 million documents, of which…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Mark Meadows
@markmeadows· Republican · NC· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I might remind the Speaker and all those who are in this Chamber today that this is about this very fundamental principle of this institution being able to do oversight. Since when is it not a good idea to have the documents…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Mark Meadows
@markmeadows· Republican · NC· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I ask the Speaker if he would remind others that are in this well, that if they are really concerned about family reunification, I have a bill--and the gentleman opposite…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Mark Meadows
@markmeadows· Republican · NC· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what we are trying to do. We are trying to do our job, and the gentleman opposite makes an eloquent speech about doing our job of proper oversight. I can…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Mark Meadows
@markmeadows· Republican · NC· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, obviously, the gentlewoman from California lays out an unbelievable claim that this is the lowest of low that has ever been seen in this body. I find that just remarkable that that statement could even be made. The other issue…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Mark Meadows
@markmeadows· Republican · NC· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman opposite for his impassioned arguments and debate on this issue. I thank all of those who have come down to the floor today to stand up for this…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Mark Meadows
@markmeadows· Republican · NC· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his leadership and tenacious spirit on this, and I reserve the balance of my time. Parliamentary Inquiry

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Mark Meadows
@markmeadows· Republican · NC· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of a resolution that literally is about this institution. And when we look at this, it is about the Department of Justice and the FBI giving…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise to clarify my vote earlier this afternoon on H.R. 6157, the fiscal year 2019 (FY19) Department of Defense Appropriations Act. I inadvertently voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote 313 in the House today (Thursday, June 28th)…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Bobby Rush
@bobbyrush· Democratic · IL· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with excitement and a sense of pride in my heart. Today, Mr. Speaker, I am here to share some great news coming out of my hometown of Chicago, Illinois, because next week, on Monday, a group of smart, dedicated…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, let me thank the gentleman for yielding, and certainly, let me thank my good friend from North Carolina. I think the Nation should understand that we have these stark political differences. We have these stark legal…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, it goes in the face of those who are already performing. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Justice has already produced about 850,000 documents at the request of this group of folk from Oversight and Judiciary. They are…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-28
Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Jun 27, 2018

Mr. Chair, my amendment indicates that no funding in this act shall be used or otherwise made available by this act to end Reserve Officers' Training Corps, ROTC, programs at HBCUs, Hispanic- Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-27
Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Jun 27, 2018

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate a Reserve Officers'…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-27
Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Jun 27, 2018

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). The amendment was agreed to.

Congressional Record · 2018-06-27
Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Jun 27, 2018

Mr. Chair, let me thank the chairwoman for acknowledging the importance of the research that is already established. I want to reemphasize that, in the midst of breast cancer research, there will be a focus on many subtypes, if you will…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-27