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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Sep 7, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 634, expressing support for the U.S.-Republic of Korea-Japan trilateral relationship. The United States-Republic of Korea-Japan trilateral relationship is strategically vital to countering…

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Sep 7, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 660, expressing support for the territorial integrity of Georgia. I want to thank the Chairman and Ranking Member for shepherding this measure through the House Foreign Affairs Committee. I…

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Sep 7, 2016

If we truly are concerned with preserving the entire historical record, why hasn't the committee sent a letter asking AOL to see if any of Secretary Powell's emails are recoverable?

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Sep 7, 2016

As part of our review so far, we have seen all kinds of ridiculous outcomes. We have seen agencies disagree on classification decisions.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Sep 7, 2016

But from the standpoint of U.S. policy, we should at least acknowledge that these two trend lines, the increasing money going in to fund these schools and the increasing ability to recruit, is not a coincidence.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Sep 7, 2016

This is an incredibly uncomfortable conversation for us because it puts the United States in the position of appearing to decide what brand of Islam should be taught and what should not.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Sep 7, 2016

terrorism has different shades, but madrasas have been the nursery.

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Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· Sep 7, 2016

Access to capital in any form, whether from the state, federal, or local, or private investors, is critical to small business development.

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Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· Sep 7, 2016

We must acknowledge that this recovery has not been perfect.

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Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· Sep 7, 2016

We ought to get them these critically needed technology pieces of gear to them as fast as possible.

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Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· Sep 7, 2016

Access to capital is obviously a critical component of all small business development, and in rural areas it can be a challenge.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Sep 7, 2016

Information sharing is critical to our Nation's security.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Sep 7, 2016

Our goal has become shifting away from a need-to-know culture to a need-to-share environment.

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Andre Carson
@andrecarson· Democratic · IN· Sep 7, 2016

Mr. Speaker, during rollcall Vote No. 481 on the previous question, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``yea'' when I should have voted ``nay.'' {time} 1345 (By unanimous consent, Mr. Graves of Louisiana was allowed to speak out of order.)…

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 7, 2016

I think the three most significant bills that affect overall spending in the last year and a half, the omnibus bill, the dock fix, and the transportation bill all couldn't have been more bipartisan.

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Bob Latta
@boblatta· Republican · OH· Sep 7, 2016

Over the past 5 years, as the chairman said, we have been hearing complaints from our local telephone providers and constituents who have experienced call-quality and call-completion issues.

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Brian Higgins
@brianhiggins· Democratic · NY· Sep 7, 2016

Why would any law-abiding citizen that invokes a Constitutional right to bear arms as a responsible citizen... defend someone that has terrorist activity in their history to purchase a gun legally?

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