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Rick Larsen
@ricklarsen· Democratic · WA· Jun 25, 2018

I want to go back to something Ms. Powers said nearly an hour and a half ago.

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Bob Menendez Jr.
@bobmenendezjr· Democratic · NJ· Jun 25, 2018

I want to urge your staff at CMS to carefully consider the requests of the entire bipartisan New Jersey delegation to extend the imputed rural floor.

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Bob Menendez Jr.
@bobmenendezjr· Democratic · NJ· Jun 25, 2018

We need Congress to change this 20-day limit on parent unification.

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Bob Menendez Jr.
@bobmenendezjr· Democratic · NJ· Jun 25, 2018

Congress is working to pass the CREATES Act, which is a bipartisan bill that would go after the abuse of some companies that are preventing cheaper drugs from coming to market.

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Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Alleghany Lady Trojans softball team on winning North Carolina's A1 State championship. These young women deserve the championship for their hard work and talent, but they are also champions of…

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Earl Blumenauer
@earlblumenauer· Democratic · OR· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, as we recover from the chaos emanating from the White House and the tweeter-in-chief last week, it is important to recognize children are not invaders. Children must not be used as political pawns for reckless immigration…

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Dan Kildee
@dankildee· Democratic · MI· Jun 25, 2018

It has become fairly evident to me that the current standard for lead in drinking water is a standard based on convenience, not on health.

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Dan Kildee
@dankildee· Democratic · MI· Jun 25, 2018

I have yet to find a serious scientist or health professional that can tell me that any level of lead is safe.

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Dan Kildee
@dankildee· Democratic · MI· Jun 25, 2018

I have legislation that would actually bring that standard down to 5 parts per billion.

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Dan Kildee
@dankildee· Democratic · MI· Jun 25, 2018

The costs of not doing this right are being played out right now in my own hometown.

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Jun 25, 2018

I just think we need a commonsense approach to this.

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Jun 25, 2018

Does it make sense to continue the practices that we employ now to manage our Federal forests when we've already lost millions of acres?

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Jun 25, 2018

The only forester in Congress is Congressman Bruce Westerman, who's a dear friend of mine.

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Jun 25, 2018

When you lock it up, that's neglect, and that's destruction by neglect.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. President, as we are all aware, the Trump administration's border policy has resulted in thousands of families having been separated at the border over the past few months. Despite the administration's recent executive order, thousands…

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Roger Williams
@rogerwilliams· Republican · TX· Jun 25, 2018

Operation Choke Point is one of those many examples of Executive-overreach from the previous Administration.

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Bill Johnson
@billjohnson· Republican · OH· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, Mrs. Brooks from Indiana, for hosting this Special Order this evening to talk about this very important topic, and I am really proud to join all of our colleagues tonight to talk about the effects of the…

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