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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Nov 12, 2014

We cannot afford to let up, and we cannot afford to do this alone.

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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Nov 12, 2014

Improving accountability would be a very good place to start, and having country directors that are not cronies...

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 12, 2014

the United States has a national security interest and a humanitarian responsibility to respond to this outbreak

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 12, 2014

I believe that the indecisiveness at the White House has led to a lot of the problems and the challenges that we are facing today.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 12, 2014

Why should we approve an authorization that doesn't give you, General Dempsey, and you, Secretary Hagel, the ability to do what it takes to win the war?

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Nov 12, 2014

To prevent this from happening, we need to stamp out Ebola at its source.

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Nov 12, 2014

Ebola is a global challenge, requiring a global response.

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Nov 12, 2014

As a New Yorker, let me say how proud I am of the staff of Bellevue Hospital and all of the New York public health officials who were involved in successfully treating Dr. Craig Spencer, who was released on Tuesday Ebola free.

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Nov 12, 2014

If WHO is going to be the primary international agency with which we need to partner in this kind of crisis... we have got to have confidence that that international partner is competent and has the resources and the talent to respond in a…

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Nov 12, 2014

Given the dire humanitarian impact Ebola is having on west Africa and the global health threat this disease poses, I strongly support this request.

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Nov 12, 2014

The United States has been a leader in the response to Ebola, particularly in Liberia.

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Pete Sessions
@petesessions· Republican · TX· Nov 12, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order at any time on the legislative day of November 13, 2014, or November 14, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule…

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Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Nov 12, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

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Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Nov 12, 2014

Mr. Speaker, you can't turn on the TV this week without hearing about MIT economist Jonathan Gruber's comments that ObamaCare was passed by exploiting the lack of information given to the American people. In his comments, Gruber, a key…

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Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Nov 12, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield to our colleague from North Carolina, Patrick McHenry, the chief deputy whip. Mr. McHENRY. I thank the secretary of the Republican Conference, my colleague and classmate from North Carolina, Virginia Foxx. Mr. Speaker…

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