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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
@debbiewassermanschultz· Democratic · FL· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. S. 304, the Conscience Protection Act, is yet…

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
@debbiewassermanschultz· Democratic · FL· Jul 13, 2016

I am, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Wasserman Schultz moves to recommit the bill, S. 304, to the Committee on Energy and Commerce with…

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Chairman, my amendment would ensure that the Department of the Interior continues to address the impacts of climate change on our public lands, on our waters, and cultural resources by maintaining a 2009 Secretarial order on climate…

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I remind my colleagues that these Secretarial actions that I am asking to continue have been going on since September of 2009 with approval and with oversight and reports back to this Congress. These are rational, logical…

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· 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 California will be postponed. Amendment No. 103 Offered by Mr. Pocan The…

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

We have brought together a bipartisan approach to democracy and the rule of law in Cambodia.

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

The Cambodian Government has undertaken a comprehensive campaign to undermine the political opposition.

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

The deteriorating political situation in Cambodia demands action from the United States.

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

You know, Mr. Chair, you have been a leader on human rights and the rule of law in Cambodia for years.

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

One of the reasons that I supported, or I still support the export of energy from this country is to offset the influence of Venezuela because basically they were using it for political purpose.

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2016

However, in recent years, the Cambodian Government, presided by the Prime Minister Hun Sen for the past 31 years, has severely cracked down on the political opposition and all forms of dissent.

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Glenn Thompson
@glennthompson· Republican · PA· Jul 13, 2016

Madam Speaker, I rise in recognition of 60 years of dedicated service by Thomas ``Tom'' Allgeier to his community as a volunteer firefighter. Since 1956, Tom has volunteered to serve the citizens of Greene Township, Erie County, as a…

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Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Chairman, as the young lady across the aisle made note of the GAO report of 2011, also in that same report, as I noted, is that that report recognized that environmentalist groups such as the Sierra Club received almost $6 million in…

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Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Chairman, if this election cycle has shown us anything, it is that the American people are tired of our officials in Washington, D.C., not listening to the voice of the people. They are tired of a Federal bureaucracy that is…

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Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I would encourage this body to support this amendment. If they are in support of holding the power of the purse, support the Article I authority to make sure that Congress would actually appropriate the funds instead of an…

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