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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2018

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lee). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2018

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2018

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2018

I announce that the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tillis). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 50, as follows…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 20, 2018

Is anyone familiar with the Confucius Institutes, which has been identified by a member of the--of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as a very important propaganda arm?

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 20, 2018

the reason it has been informative is because of your interesting questions, which are very helpful, okay, to promote safety for our military personnel.

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 20, 2018

Thank you very much, Congresswoman Bordallo.

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 20, 2018

Well, actually, what we will do, this is such an important issue, and I am so grateful for Ranking Member Bordallo raising this issue.

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 20, 2018

Establishing and maintaining our military's technological edge is imperative in order to increase their effectiveness and lethality on the battlefield while protecting our troops.

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 20, 2018

We owe it our service men and women to eliminate preventable accidents and continue to strive to provide the resources necessary for the most capable and most trained military in the world.

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Raul Ruiz
@raulruiz· Democratic · CA· Jun 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, as an emergency medicine physician, I know firsthand what this devastating opioid crisis does to families, to individuals, to children, to parents. I have taken care of many who have come in overdosed, blue in the face, not…

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Raul Ruiz
@raulruiz· Democratic · CA· Jun 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, the States that didn't expand their Medicaid enrollment, you saw that there continued to be a disparity of patients between those States and States that expanded their Medicaid in their ability to seek treatment. So when we…

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Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Jun 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 10 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, June 21, 2018, at 9 a.m. for morning-hour…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 20, 2018

Mr. President, let me thank Senator Merkley and others for organizing this important discussion--a discussion designed to reclaim American values. I also want to take this opportunity not just to thank Senator Merkley but to thank millions…

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Ann Wagner
@annwagner· Republican · MO· Jun 20, 2018

I have been an outspoken critic of the Department of Labor's misguided fiduciary rule, and I am happy to see that the SEC is finally taking the lead as Dodd-Frank, frankly, asked them to do some 8 years ago.

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Ann Wagner
@annwagner· Republican · MO· Jun 20, 2018

Breaking news: The Supreme Court just ruled that the SEC did not follow proper procedures prior to your moving into this space and into this job when appointing administrative law judges.

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Jun 20, 2018

I want to applaud the Trump administration that, at least in the area of trade, that there is pushback going on now with talk of tariffs.

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Jeff Duncan
@jeffduncan· Republican · SC· Jun 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for holding this Special Order and for recognizing South Carolina's role in helping the Republic of Texas. You heard the words from the gentleman from Ohio about the economic impact on his State, and on…

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