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Roger Wicker
@rogerwicker· Republican · MS· Mar 1, 2016

Do you believe the FCC's proposal aligns with Congressional intent?

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Jim Jordan
@jimjordan· Republican · OH· Mar 1, 2016

Yes, it seems to me at a minimum you need a probable cause warrant before you can do this.

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Jim Jordan
@jimjordan· Republican · OH· Mar 1, 2016

The Internal Revenue Service, for a sustained period of time, systematically targeted Americans who were exercising their First Amendment liberties.

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Tom Cole
@tomcole· Republican · OK· Mar 1, 2016

I think these are all areas we can agree need attention.

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Tom Cole
@tomcole· Republican · OK· Mar 1, 2016

I must stay honestly within the jurisdiction of this committee and address these problems through available discretionary resources.

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Mar 1, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of this body the current negotiations taking place in Cuba between the Colombian Government and the FARC, which is a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. That deal is dangerous for…

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Mar 1, 2016

Mr. Speaker, this weekend I had the pleasure of being at Temple Menorah in Miami Beach at the Hadassah Inter-American Chapter Gala in honor of an old and close friend, Isaac Olemberg. Isaac is a pillar of the Jewish and south Florida…

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Mike Coffman
@mikecoffman· Republican · CO· Mar 1, 2016

I have concluded that the only thing worse than that is doing regime change without a follow-on stability operation or nation building.

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Sean Duffy
@seanduffy· Republican · WI· Mar 1, 2016

I thank the gentleman from Oklahoma for yielding. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize Second Lieutenant Ellen Ainsworth of the Seventh District of Wisconsin for her bravery, sacrifice, and service to her country during World War II…

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Joaquin Castro
@joaquincastro· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 2016

Mr. Speaker, my vote was not recorded today. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: rollcall No. 103: ``aye''; and rollcall No. 104: ``aye.'' personal explanation

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Bobby Scott
@bobbyscott· Democratic · VA· Mar 1, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts not only for yielding, but also for his years of work fighting hunger. He is one of the strongest advocates we have in Congress in fighting the scourge of hunger. I want…

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Joyce Beatty
@joycebeatty· Democratic · OH· Mar 1, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., established January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University. From those humble beginnings 103 years ago, to today, there are more than 200,000 Deltas…

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Bobby Rush
@bobbyrush· Democratic · IL· Mar 1, 2016

I would like for them to provide an update on the progress being made with the research labs in terms of their outreach and diversification initiatives.

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John Katko
@johnkatko· Republican · NY· Mar 1, 2016

It is incumbent upon this committee to ensure that the Transportation Security Administration has the resources it needs to protect the American people against those threats.

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John Katko
@johnkatko· Republican · NY· Mar 1, 2016

The Five-Year Plan is not something that can be ignored. I would ask that moving forward, that they take the Five-Year Plan with the seriousness with which it was passed into law.

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John Katko
@johnkatko· Republican · NY· Mar 1, 2016

I will note with respect to the PreCheck that we had in my airport in Syracuse, they used to have to drive 45 minutes north to Oswego, New York, to the port to get PreCheck, and now we got a kiosk put in the airport, and it is jammed all…

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John Katko
@johnkatko· Republican · NY· Mar 1, 2016

I will note for the record that Mr. Keating's record is now still intact to mention perimeter security at every hearing.

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