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Ed Perlmutter
@edperlmutter· Democratic · CO· Jun 26, 2018

Some of the most vulnerable people are going to be hurt by this; and, it is your job to make sure they are not.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 26, 2018

These are not just any jobs. These are well-paying jobs that keep a lot of people employed.

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jun 26, 2018

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I would like to, first of all, thank the Rules Committee for making my amendment in order, as well as Chairwoman Granger and Ranking Member Visclosky for their hard…

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Doc Hastings
@dochastings· Republican · WA· Jun 26, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 222, noes 172, not voting 33, as follows: [Roll No. 292]…

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Doc Hastings
@dochastings· Republican · WA· Jun 26, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to go forward now with my closing. Last week, we saw Republicans fail to protect Dreamers. These are young people who, in many cases, have known no other country than the United States. It…

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Doc Hastings
@dochastings· Republican · WA· Jun 26, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up Ranking Member Nadler's bill, H.R. 6135, the Keep Families Together Act, of which I…

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Doc Hastings
@dochastings· Republican · WA· Jun 26, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so that we may protect these innocent children. Mr. Speaker, I would advise my colleague that I have no further speakers and am prepared to close. I reserve…

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Doc Hastings
@dochastings· Republican · WA· Jun 26, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman, my friend from Wyoming, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes for debate, and I will proceed to debate the rule for H.R. 2083 and H.R. 6157…

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Doc Hastings
@dochastings· Republican · WA· Jun 26, 2018

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5- minute votes on…

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Mike Pompeo
@mikepompeo· Republican · KS· Jun 26, 2018

I will continue to raise this issue on a regular basis.

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Mike Capuano
@mikecapuano· Democratic · MA· Jun 26, 2018

If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them.

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Mike Pompeo
@mikepompeo· Republican · KS· Jun 26, 2018

I would. The President strongly prefers doing these things bilaterally as between us and each of those nations.

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Mike Pompeo
@mikepompeo· Republican · KS· Jun 26, 2018

We have no better partner along many dimensions than the Israelis.

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Mike Pompeo
@mikepompeo· Republican · KS· Jun 26, 2018

I hope it's one where we can reduce the influence of Iran. I think most of the Iraqi people want that as well.

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