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Mike Doyle
@mikedoyle· Democratic · SC· Jun 25, 2018

But with the level of consensus we have here on our vision of NTIA's leadership on rural broadband, that would be a real shame, and I don't intend for it to happen.

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Mike Doyle
@mikedoyle· Democratic · SC· Jun 25, 2018

The Airwaves Act...further this mission by freeing up additional federal spectrum for commercial use.

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Mike Doyle
@mikedoyle· Democratic · SC· Jun 25, 2018

Make no mistake, the bill before us today is a rural broadband bill, and a very important one at that.

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Lamar Smith
@lamarsmith· Republican · TX· Jun 25, 2018

My hope is that every member of the committee will sponsor it or at least a majority.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 25, 2018

I know Senator Stabenow talked about one of the issues that is a big deal to me, which is how you deal with the opioid crisis and the people who need naloxone.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 25, 2018

It is time for us to get it up and going and people are excited about it.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 25, 2018

We look forward to, once again, under the leadership of Senator Murkowski, getting some legislation to the President's desk.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 25, 2018

Why can't all that information be on the dashboard?

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 25, 2018

I would think we are going to end up there. We have to figure out a way to provide that information.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 25, 2018

More than half of them, we think, are not showing up for the hearing, which is the whole idea: to get them with a family pending their hearing on their immigration status.

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Don Young
@donyoung· Republican · AK· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material for the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

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Don Young
@donyoung· Republican · AK· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 221, the Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act. I was an original cosponsor and chairman of the House Natural…

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Don Young
@donyoung· Republican · AK· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 221, as amended. The…

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 25, 2018

We do not have any authority to go out and pull a child back from a sponsor once they are in that sponsor's custody.

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Don Young
@donyoung· Republican · AK· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 221) to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. H.R. 5730 is focused on closing security capability gaps and streamlining the technology acquisitions process at TSA. When everything is said and done, TSA's ultimate mission is to ensure…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to, again, also echo the words of my colleague from New York in that there is great bipartisanship on the Homeland Security Committee. I have often said that if…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5094, the Enhancing Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative Act. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5094 would require the Department of Homeland Security to…

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