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Mike Collins
@mikecollins· Republican · GA· Sep 21, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I think we have made our case for the rule. I think it needs to be passed--also the underlying bills. I urge my colleagues to support the rule and the underlying bills. The material previously referred to by Mr. McGovern is as…

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Mike Collins
@mikecollins· Republican · GA· Sep 21, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would just like to make one comment, and then I think my friend from Massachusetts and I can look around. Nobody is beating our door down for time here. There are no billion-dollar…

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Mike Collins
@mikecollins· Republican · GA· Sep 21, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to bring this rule forward on behalf of the Committee on Rules. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3438, the Require Evaluation Before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act, or the REVIEW Act, and H.R…

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Mike Collins
@mikecollins· Republican · GA· Sep 21, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on House Resolution 875, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

Well, certainly that type of ministry we do not need.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

The magnitude of this situation warrants thorough and comprehensive review.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

I will just close by saying, in my own experience, there are communities that were, at one time, depressed, in terms of their situation, and then they gentrified and became the Gold Cost, as we say, along New Jersey.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

Can we rely--people who are elderly, families, people with disabilities--if we, quote, rely only on market mechanisms to achieve the social goals of providing affordable housing?

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

I grew up poor, in a tenement, and it was not a tenement with HUD subsidy, so I know what it is to live in a place that stinks.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

It is facing a two-fold problem of an aging housing inventory and an incredibly tight rental market.

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Bill Pascrell
@billpascrell· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

According to the New America Foundation, there have been more incidents of right-wing extremist attacks in the United States than violent jihadist attacks since 9/11.

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Bill Pascrell
@billpascrell· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

I have known and talked about the threat of domestic terrorism, usually in the form of anti-Government extremism in this country.

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Bill Pascrell
@billpascrell· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stand in solidarity with my brothers and sisters in Ukraine by urging my colleagues to swiftly pass the STAND for Ukraine Act. Nearly two and a half years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin undermined…

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Bill Pascrell
@billpascrell· Democratic · NJ· Sep 21, 2016

It is critical we ensure the government is working to prevent the spread of violent extremists' ideology by using the limited resources wisely.

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