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Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· Feb 29, 2016

How can we ensure that we're not creating legal or technical backdoors to U.S. technology?

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Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· Feb 29, 2016

After the terror attack, we mourned the loss of 14 lives and empathized with the 22 wounded.

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Feb 29, 2016

There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of all of us.

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Feb 29, 2016

is not the most important thing we do to build the tools to hold these executive branch officials accountable

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Feb 29, 2016

I think I agree with Professor Vladeck. 1887 probably is when the Founding Fathers were gone and forgotten...

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Feb 29, 2016

If you haven't asked that question, the question is, how can you come before this Committee and before a Federal judge, and demand that somebody else invent something, if you can't answer the questions that your people have tried this?

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Feb 29, 2016

I think America should be leading on this issue. And I think that the world is watching what happens right now in our government.

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Lois Capps
@loiscapps· Feb 29, 2016

the safety of our nation's pipeline infrastructure is critically important to protect public health and the environment and our local economies.

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Lois Capps
@loiscapps· Feb 29, 2016

it is critical that we apply this knowledge to make all of our communities safer

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Lois Capps
@loiscapps· Feb 29, 2016

the truth is that far too many of us have had direct experience with a devastating pipeline or storage facility incident

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Lois Capps
@loiscapps· Feb 29, 2016

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4444. This overdue legislation is critically important to ensure that the innovation and implementation of LED technologies continues. Our Nation has made…

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Feb 29, 2016

I had a townhall meeting in my district on Sunday, and actually a couple hundred people showed up, and it was a general townhall meeting talking about issues that Congress is dealing with.

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David McKinley
@davidmckinley· Republican · WV· Feb 29, 2016

I just wanted some facts. Are we increasing or decreasing? I would appreciate that.

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Lois Capps
@loiscapps· Feb 29, 2016

Thank you again, Administrator Dominguez, and your team for visiting the Gaviota Coast in my district and for appearing here today.

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Bobby Rush
@bobbyrush· Democratic · IL· Feb 29, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend my colleague from the great State of New York (Ms. Meng) for her work in bringing forth H.R. 4238, a bill to amend the Department of Energy…

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Bobby Rush
@bobbyrush· Democratic · IL· Feb 29, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend my colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee--Mrs. Ellmers and Ms. DeGette, in particular--as well as all of my other colleagues who worked…

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Bobby Rush
@bobbyrush· Democratic · IL· Feb 29, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, let me begin by commending Chairman Upton, Chairman Whitfield, Ranking Member Pallone, and the committee staff for working with my office to bring the 21st century…

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Lois Capps
@loiscapps· Feb 29, 2016

It is critical that we take the steps and the lessons from these incidents and use them to strengthen our pipeline safety infrastructure.

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