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Brad Schneider
@bradschneider· Democratic · IL· Jun 27, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the more than 130 million Americans with preexisting conditions who are under attack from the Trump administration. Some of these people have chronic health conditions such as asthma and diabetes…

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Brad Schneider
@bradschneider· Democratic · IL· Jun 27, 2018

This bill will help protect our country from cyber-attacks by requiring the President to designate foreign persons and entities responsible for state-sponsored cyber threats.

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Brad Schneider
@bradschneider· Democratic · IL· Jun 27, 2018

This bill solely covers commercial activity and does nothing to limit the rights of individuals protected by the First Amendment.

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Brad Schneider
@bradschneider· Democratic · IL· Jun 27, 2018

I would also like to commend the work of my colleagues, David Cicilline and Lee Zeldin, for their work on H.R. 5898.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jun 27, 2018

If we give up our position as a donor, we also give up our influence.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jun 27, 2018

To be clear, I believe that funding for these bilateral programs and for UNRWA, funding which has been appropriated by Congress, should be resumed immediately.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jun 27, 2018

Whatever criticisms we have UNRWA and the Palestinian leadership, and there are many valid ones, it is contrary to American interests and the interests of Israel to exacerbate this humanitarian crisis.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jun 27, 2018

Rather than take a series of thoughtful and coordinated steps in order to lay out and address their concerns with UNRWA, the administration has acted in a way that suggests to me that they intend to use the increasingly dire humanitarian…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jun 27, 2018

I am glad that today we were able to consider a bipartisan piece of legislation that will bring some order and timeliness to this review process and expert proper congressional oversight of our foreign assistance.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jun 27, 2018

Holding a markup on this bill is a testament to the bipartisanship of this committee and the leadership of Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel.

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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jun 27, 2018

We need to seriously reassess our Embassies' security.

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 27, 2018

This bill is an important effort to address that problem and I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their hard work to address some of the First Amendment concerns that have been raised.

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 27, 2018

I urge all of the Members here in Congress to help continue to encourage USAID to do all that they can do to help these victims relocate within the Guatemalan border.

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 27, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this rule makes in order 29 amendments to H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act…

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 27, 2018

For too long, Israel has been unfairly singled out at the United Nations and elsewhere.

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 27, 2018

We all care deeply about the beautiful country of Guatemala and I am encouraged that we can join together in support of the victims.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Jun 27, 2018

this fundamentally flawed advisory contradicts decades of precedent and case law all the way up to the Supreme Court and discriminates against States, apparently, based on political affiliation.

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