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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 95 Offered by Mr. Beyer The Acting…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Chair, I certainly appreciate my colleague from New York suggesting that he is very much in favor of the balance between conservation and supporting our commercial fishermen. Being from the State of Maine, we certainly look at both of…

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Andy Barr
@andybarr· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2016

You know, hard to say if there are preferred, but I can tell you that all of the implementers have to show themselves as presently responsible.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. President, I thank Senator Blunt for his leadership and for bringing this nomination to the floor. I wish also to thank Senator Schumer and the manner in which it was handled by the Rules Committee. The staff did a lot of work, and I…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Speaker, Vermont's GMO labeling law, Act 120, was signed into law in 2014 after years of hearings, testimony, and debate. It was the first-in-the-Nation GMO labeling law, but Americans should understand that 64 nations around the world…

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

you are going to need the money. You can't do a long-term project without knowing you have a stable source of funding to help it happen.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. President, I would like to start my remarks on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act with a story I received from one of my constituents, David. He is a patient at Hope House in Boston. Hope House is the oldest and one of the…

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

I hope that we recognize it as a chance for us to help the Social Security Administration do what it must for the tens of millions of people who rely on the agency...

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Brian Fitzpatrick
@brianfitzpatrick· Republican · PA· Jul 13, 2016

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment. I respect the concern of the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and his advocacy for his State, but I oppose this proposal which, in this case, does…

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

What we have to do is make sure that they now complement what you have now in your hardware with up-to-speed, up-to-date software.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

I think it becomes really important for us to work on--it is almost like diving out of the plane together.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

we have to make sure that whatever that something is, it is going to work.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

I would really urge us to see if we can sit down, whatever all of you think is a good group, to just try to follow this up.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 13, 2016

I was one of the primary authors of the accountability sections which we're talking about here today with respect to the new regulations.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Jul 13, 2016

So how many requests do you know has the regime denied since the beginning of 2015?

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Jul 13, 2016

I think you guys need to use them. And obviously it goes to the Department of Homeland Security first...

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