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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Mar 14, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentlewoman, Representative Beatty, from the great State of Ohio for her leadership and for moving us forward throughout the past several weeks as it relates to the Congressional Black Caucus' Special…

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Mar 14, 2016

Well, it is a great question. I look at it in two ways. First, when you think about mass incarceration as a phenomenon, one that, hopefully, in this Congress we will be able to do something about, in recognition of the fact that America…

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Mar 14, 2016

When you see an email like this, what does it tell you about the government prioritizing obfuscation over protecting the public interest?

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Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· Mar 14, 2016

Judge Hanen halted the expansion of DACA and the DAPA program because he believed that the original DACA applications were not being adjudicated on a case-by-case basis.

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Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· Mar 14, 2016

Because of people like Andrea, it was even more heartbreaking when the courts prevented DAPA and the expanded DACA program to go into effect.

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Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· Mar 14, 2016

I support the President's proposal to and decision to expand DACA and to expand the program to DAPA.

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Juan Vargas
@juanvargas· Democratic · CA· Mar 14, 2016

Thank you, very much, Congressman Fortenberry, and also Anna Eshoo for your courage to come forward and for your words today and for your powerful words that you gave a moment ago to call genocide what it is: genocide, what we are seeing…

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Austin Scott
@austinscott· Republican · GA· Mar 14, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I appreciate the comment about the agricultural industry being profitable.

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Bob Menendez Jr.
@bobmenendezjr· Democratic · NJ· Mar 14, 2016

Last year, I reintroduced the Shareholder Protection Act to require public companies to disclose their political spending and to require a shareholder vote to approve it.

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Tom Emmer
@tomemmer· Republican · MN· Mar 14, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Washington County Commissioner Ted Bearth, who passed away last week. Ted was elected to the county board in 2012 and was reelected in 2014, representing Washington County's Second District…

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· Mar 14, 2016

I tell my wife all the time I am glad I am not going to live too much longer because the world is changing so rapidly, I am not sure I could keep up with it.

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· Mar 14, 2016

We look forward to your testimony today and to hearing more about your plans to lead the environmental cleanup program through its many challenges.

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· Mar 14, 2016

We just need to take a step back and think this through.

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· Mar 14, 2016

Are you getting pressure on the Arts and Industries Building to use it for the Hispanic museum?

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· Mar 14, 2016

I would like to talk to you about some of the things.

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· Mar 14, 2016

Is it the same issue relative to what caused the necessity for replacing it?

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· Mar 14, 2016

If we do not want them to do that job, they should not be there. We should not hire them.

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