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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Sep 27, 2016

Few issues pose as immediate a threat to the United States, and international stability, as North Korea's nuclear program.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Sep 27, 2016

However, North Korea's escalating nuclear and ballistic missile tests demonstrate that we need to do much more.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Sep 27, 2016

This will, without question, be one of the most pressing issues facing the next U.S. president.

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Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Sep 27, 2016

Mr. Speaker, last week, Republicans on the panel they call the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, which we call the Select Panel to Attack Women's Health, voted to recommend criminal contempt against a small biotech company and…

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Brad Sherman
@bradsherman· Democratic · CA· Sep 27, 2016

I will remind you that the FSOC has the authority to break up the biggest banks.

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Cedric Richmond
@cedricrichmond· Democratic · LA· Sep 27, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, let me just say that this legislation was unanimously supported during full committee consideration. This is one of those areas where Congress, both sides of the aisle…

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Cedric Richmond
@cedricrichmond· Democratic · LA· Sep 27, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 5065, the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act. Mr. Speaker, it is important that those caring for young children are allowed to bring formula…

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Cedric Richmond
@cedricrichmond· Democratic · LA· Sep 27, 2016

In my community and communities of color and with elected officials, there seems to be two standards: one for low-level elected officials and then one for other people.

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Brad Sherman
@bradsherman· Democratic · CA· Sep 27, 2016

I join the Chair in saying that it is a good idea to tailor your regulations.

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Cedric Richmond
@cedricrichmond· Democratic · LA· Sep 27, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I have no other speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, my bill, H.R. 5391, would help verify that DHS carefully prioritizes research and development projects to actually close identified…

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Brad Sherman
@bradsherman· Democratic · CA· Sep 27, 2016

Two million phony accounts not detected by the regulators. Break them up.

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Cedric Richmond
@cedricrichmond· Democratic · LA· Sep 27, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5391, the Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act. My bipartisan bill was approved unanimously by the Committee on Homeland Security…

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Brad Sherman
@bradsherman· Democratic · CA· Sep 27, 2016

But if you broke Wells Fargo up, then instead of trying to hold them up to those really high standards, people could choose which financial institution to go with.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Sep 27, 2016

I also thank you for staying with who you are, being nonpartisan and independent.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Sep 27, 2016

I strongly believe that part of the solution resides in enabling greater collaboration between large banks and CDFIs.

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Joyce Beatty
@joycebeatty· Democratic · OH· Sep 27, 2016

We want to set that up. It will come under the Secretary of Labor, who will coordinate these programs.

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Joyce Beatty
@joycebeatty· Democratic · OH· Sep 27, 2016

I have called for the revamp of the Community Reinvestment Act in a letter that was just mailed to a number of banking regulators and cosigned by 40 of my colleagues.

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