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G. K. Butterfield
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to honor the life and work of a remarkable community leader, Ferdinand Vincent ``Pete'' Allison, Jr., who passed on Monday, March 3, at the age of 91. Pete Allison was a pillar in the Durham, North…

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Mar 5, 2014

I think reacting from a position of strength on the United States is the best thing that we can do against this incursion into Ukraine.

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Mar 5, 2014

This was engineered by Stalin. Stalin intended to populate east Ukraine so that some day... he could claim legitimacy.

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David McKinley
@davidmckinley· Republican · WV· Mar 5, 2014

I acknowledge that there is climate change as a result of all this, but I am trying to understand how much of it is man-made.

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Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, it is with heavy heart but a joy for his life that I rise today to honor Henry Willis ``Hanq'' Neal of Houston, Texas, who lost his battle in life last week. He was the music minister at the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, an…

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Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition once again to an attempt by the majority to defeat the Affordable Care Act. This begins the third year that the majority has attempted to put an end to affordable, available and accessible health care for…

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Jerry McNerney
@jerrymcnerney· Democratic · CA· Mar 5, 2014

And is that being implemented, or is there resistance to implementing that?

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Jerry McNerney
@jerrymcnerney· Democratic · CA· Mar 5, 2014

Well, one side of the aisle wants to move forward with production, produce, produce, produce, and the other side says, well, you know, what about safety, what about the environment? So it is important to have a balance between these two…

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Jerry McNerney
@jerrymcnerney· Democratic · CA· Mar 5, 2014

So how serious is the problem of methane leaks from our natural gas infrastructure?

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Jerry McNerney
@jerrymcnerney· Democratic · CA· Mar 5, 2014

This is our second hearing on energy access, and I think it is an important topic.

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Jerry McNerney
@jerrymcnerney· Democratic · CA· Mar 5, 2014

Well, I want to wrap so others can question, but the voluntary measures you identified sounded pretty good--

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Alan Lowenthal
@alanlowenthal· Democratic · CA· Mar 5, 2014

I thank the gentlewoman from Illinois for yielding and for being a steadfast leader on this issue. Mr. Chairman, this amendment simply confirms what world's scientists already know: that greenhouse gases contribute to long-lasting changes…

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Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· Mar 5, 2014

I met yesterday with General Snow, the newest SAPRO [Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office] director.

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Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· Mar 5, 2014

The disparity of having 588 in the Army who are disqualified, zero in the Air Force, zero in the Marine Corps, and only 5 in the Navy suggests that they are using different means by which to do the screening.

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Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· Mar 5, 2014

I have grave reservations about those in positions of authority right under you that are not necessarily taking your direction seriously.

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Lois Capps
@loiscapps· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague for yielding. There is an argument on the other side of the aisle--in fact, we heard it just a few minutes ago--that we shouldn't take action to address climate change because doing so will hurt poor…

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