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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Nov 17, 2014

This epidemic will surely go down in history as one of the most serious public health crises of the last 100 years.

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Nov 17, 2014

Congress did the right thing by making those investments. They saved lives, they enhanced our preparedness, and the Congress should do the right thing now.

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Nov 17, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the work of Richard Fisher, who will be retiring as the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas this coming spring. President Fisher's work at the institution for the past 10 years has served our…

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Nov 17, 2014

The administration's additional funding request states that money will go toward 50 Ebola treatment centers throughout the United States.

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Nov 17, 2014

President Obama is trying to address these challenges, and we should support those efforts.

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Nov 17, 2014

This summer's emergency only emphasized that we must have humility when discussing Ebola.

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Nov 17, 2014

I could not--and still do not--understand why health workers on the front lines of the epidemic in Africa were so much better protected than the nurses and doctors who treated Ebola patients in the United States.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 17, 2014

I want to express my appreciation to Chairman Wyden for his interest in pursuing a package of permanent tax policy to help taxpayers facing the challenges associated with natural disasters like hurricane Sandy.

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Nov 17, 2014

So why would they put this in place without having this process, that you have cut off the highway before you have built the off ramp?

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Nov 17, 2014

I am especially concerned, Director McRaith, that Roy Woodall--he is the insurance voting member of FSOC...

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Nov 17, 2014

Oh, you may think it is an improvement, but there are a whole bunch of other people who don't think it is an improvement.

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Nov 17, 2014

Congress is very transparent, we are very transparent.

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Nov 17, 2014

I hope he is not planning just to be a propaganda czar; that he would actually be focused on working with us to get solutions to this.

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Marcia Fudge
@marciafudge· Democratic · OH· Nov 17, 2014

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank my colleagues Jeffries and Horsford for leading the Congressional Black Caucus Hour. It is an issue that, I think, is important to this entire country, and it should be a priority for all…

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Glenn Thompson
@glennthompson· Republican · PA· Nov 17, 2014

Mr. Speaker, currently, more than 113 million Americans are facing long-term disease or disability. Significant policy advancements have recently been signed into law to encourage the development of drugs for those with limited medical…

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Glenn Thompson
@glennthompson· Republican · PA· Nov 17, 2014

Mr. Speaker, Friday, November 14, was the closing of the public comment period for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposed ``waters of the United States''--WOTUS, as it is known--rule under…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Nov 17, 2014

As a former volunteer firefighter, I know that operable and interoperable communications are essential to ensuring that first responders can do their jobs safely and effectively.

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