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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jun 13, 2018

Do you have any reason to contest the conclusion that there was pricing discrimination in this case in Baltimore City?

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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Let me just say that I have personally witnessed the effectiveness of these courts in my own community. They have saved lives; they have fixed lives; they have repaired lives; and they…

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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4635, as amended, to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors available to women veterans. Peer-to-peer counseling is meant to be…

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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. Esty), my good friend and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) who, though she is not a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, has had a distinguished record of serving our veterans through very, very significant…

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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2147, as amended, the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018. This bill would require VA to expand access to Veterans Justice…

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Dwight Evans
@dwightevans· Democratic · PA· Jun 13, 2018

As our Nation strives to regain its global competitiveness, it is critical that companies of all sizes have access to the skilled workforce they need to succeed.

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Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 13, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Virginia for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, across the country, communities are struggling to bear the heavy burden of the worsening trend to opioid addiction. At the Committee on Education and the…

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Andy Barr
@andybarr· Republican · KY· Jun 13, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 934, the combined rule for my legislation, H.R. 5735, the Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments, or THRIVE, Act. I want to thank Chairman Hensarling, Chairman…

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Raul Ruiz
@raulruiz· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Rafael Barboza on his retirement after more than 30 years of service as a guidance counselor for the students of Coachella Valley High School. For more than 30 years, Mr. Barboza has…

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

These are the people that are on the front line as it relates to Mexican elections right now.

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

The work of civil society there in the Northern Triangle is critical.

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

I want to urge you to continue to do that as well as working with civil societies.

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

So what more can we do to help these institutions move forward with the good work that they're doing?

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

This is not the American values that you fight for abroad.

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Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

When a government decides that it is an important policy to rip away a baby that is nursing from its mother and that that is good policy, we have to challenge that.

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Raul Ruiz
@raulruiz· Democratic · CA· Jun 13, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Kent Braithwaite on his retirement after 39 years of service as a teacher, counselor, and role model for the students of Coachella Valley High School. During his tenure, Mr. Braithwaite has…

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