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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Sep 13, 2016

Mr. Speaker, here we are debating various issues. Soon we will be going into debate on veterans bills, on tax cut bills. Yet this body has continually failed to act on addressing the Zika health crisis that has already impacted over 3,000…

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Sep 13, 2016

Aren't there other humane methods like this, instead of costly roundups and dangerous and costly holdings and even slaughter, to manage our wild horse population?

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Sep 13, 2016

my district's top priority, the Continental Divide Wilderness and Recreation Act, has not received a hearing yet.

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Sep 13, 2016

For generations, mere consultation has always fallen short for Native Americans, and much of this is just because it is a checkmark on a piece of paper.

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Sep 13, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. A few weeks ago, I got to visit the new Pathways in Technology Early College, P-TECH, program at Skyline High School in…

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Sep 13, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the gentleman from Georgia. I want to point out that with regard to procedures and regular order and how this body works, there is a difference between these two bills, the…

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Sep 13, 2016

Yesterday we introduced H. Res. 861 and are planning a series of hearings on Ethiopia to very strongly protest the gross violations of human rights.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Sep 13, 2016

the lack of religious liberty in Eritrea is only one aspect of human rights violations

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Sep 13, 2016

We can't have coups d'etat. We have got to speak out against coups d'etat in order to have democratic order.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Sep 13, 2016

I stand in solidarity with the democratically elected Turkish Government and against any violent attempts to overthrow it.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Sep 13, 2016

I want to thank you for authoring the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act, which is a reaction to, I think, what was an egregiously flawed decision by the administration to provide hard currency.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Sep 13, 2016

What is great about the United States, in my estimation, is when I have a scenario like Colin Kaepernick, that he has the freedom to express.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Sep 13, 2016

We can't be silent about that. We can't just allow it to go.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Sep 13, 2016

We want the same things for all people--human rights, freedom to determine your own self-determination.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Sep 13, 2016

I am always concerned about democracy and democratic institutions.

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Michelle Lujan Grisham
@michellelujangrisham· Democratic · NM· Sep 13, 2016

I actually really like that idea, and it is an issue because the Affordable Care Act really wanted you to move away from high-risk pools.

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