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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Sep 12, 2016

Let me just say that I hope that the report does not lose sight of the bigger picture.

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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Sep 12, 2016

So the total number of unsupported hours was 2 percent in violation of the USPTO's time and attendance policies, assuming that they didn't underreport?

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Jim Clyburn
@jimclyburn· Democratic · SC· Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 295, my bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. This bill has been cosponsored by my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus and is…

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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Sep 12, 2016

I would think that most employers would think 1.6 percent is not too bad.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Sep 12, 2016

my mission, is to ensure that young people and, in fact, people of all ages--Senator Nelson, for example--have the same opportunity to see live performances

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Sep 12, 2016

I applaud each state's efforts to level the playing field for the sports fan or concertgoer.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Sep 12, 2016

Online ticket scalping is an unsavory, lucrative business and our fans are the ones who are exploited.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Sep 12, 2016

This is not capitalism. This is not the free market. This is a rigged market benefiting some greedy speculators, and it's not right.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Sep 12, 2016

The politically offensive slang word, 'scalping,' came from the notion that those reselling tickets were, in fact, taking the skin off the back of the general public.

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, our wonderful chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, for the time, and I thank the ranking member as well. What a joy it has been to work with my Florida colleague, Ted Deutch, on this important…

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I come to Congress this week with expectations that perhaps this is the week when, as elected officials, we will do the right thing for south Florida families and Americans across our Nation. Perhaps this is the week in which…

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 810) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance…

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman and Dr. Yoho for putting forth this wonderful bill. The State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act is the work of our Florida colleague, Ted Yoho. I thank Dr. Yoho for his leadership on this bill…

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, when Elie Wiesel passed away this past July, the world lost one of its greatest champions of human rights and a tireless and powerful force against tyranny, hate, and…

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as we have heard from every eloquent speaker before us, Elie Wiesel represented the best of humanity. He was someone who refused to allow human suffering to continue…

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, the chairman of our wonderful committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce). Mr. Speaker, I cannot emphasize enough just how important it is that the United States and Israel finalize a new…

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