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Mike Capuano
@mikecapuano· Democratic · MA· Jun 19, 2018

somebody somewhere at DHS and ICE, at some point, is going to have to ask themselves, when is it too much? When are the orders too much? I can't do them.

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Mike Capuano
@mikecapuano· Democratic · MA· Jun 19, 2018

it is unequivocally directed to your superiors who do have the authority to say no, and should have said no to this policy.

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Jackie Walorski
@jackiewalorski· Republican · IN· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, this epidemic knows no boundaries. Opioid abuse continues to devastate families and communities all over this country. As we continue to work toward commonsense solutions to…

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Jackie Walorski
@jackiewalorski· Republican · IN· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5774, the Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018, or COACH Act. We have learned that, across the continuum of…

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Jackie Walorski
@jackiewalorski· Republican · IN· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to remind my colleagues why it is so important that we continue working to solve this crisis. Thousands of lives have already been lost because of…

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 19, 2018

I think we lose a tool that could be very important for us in a true national security situation.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 19, 2018

It is a very extraordinary remedy that ought to be used very carefully and very selectively.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 19, 2018

It does not require any surge. It does not require any showing of material injury.

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Rob Portman
@robportman· Republican · OH· Jun 19, 2018

I am supportive of cracking down on China. I think it is necessary.

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Jackie Walorski
@jackiewalorski· Republican · IN· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6110) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the review and adjustment of payments under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system to avoid…

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Jackie Walorski
@jackiewalorski· Republican · IN· Jun 19, 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 on H.R. 6110, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is…

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Jackie Walorski
@jackiewalorski· Republican · IN· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6110, the Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management, Treatment, and Recovery Act. Solving the opioid epidemic requires everyone to work together at…

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Jackie Walorski
@jackiewalorski· Republican · IN· Jun 19, 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 on H.R. 5744, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is…

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Jackie Walorski
@jackiewalorski· Republican · IN· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5774) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop guidance on pain management and opioid use disorder prevention for hospitals receiving payment under…

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Dan Kildee
@dankildee· Democratic · MI· Jun 19, 2018

There was a report that was just released that shows that while people at the top of the income scale, the top 1 percent on average get $57,000 in tax relief, while a middle-income family in Michigan might get $700 bucks, they give back…

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Dan Kildee
@dankildee· Democratic · MI· Jun 19, 2018

Under Republican leadership, all the committees are holding these hearings to try to sell what they couldn't sell 6 months ago, and that is a tax bill that disproportionately benefits people at the very top.

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Dan Kildee
@dankildee· Democratic · MI· Jun 19, 2018

I am also curious as to why the anecdote of $250 billion going to CEOs and wealthy shareholders through stock buybacks isn't being mentioned.

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Juan Vargas
@juanvargas· Democratic · CA· Jun 19, 2018

the Bible in Romans 13, which I know well, I studied to be a priest for a number of years, it is not statutory authority.

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