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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, last week people across the Nation and in 51 other countries around the world came together to raise awareness about eating disorders. It was National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a time not only to learn the facts but…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-05
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I recognize the hardworking women leaders who, throughout the years, have made instrumental contributions to the district I so humbly represent and to our entire south Florida community, in fact…

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Joyce Beatty
@joycebeatty· Democratic · OH· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of March being Women's History Month. I rise today to say thank you for all the services for the women in the Third Congressional District and to the 102 women who serve in the 113th Congress in the House…

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Dana Rohrabacher
@danarohrabacher· Republican · CA· Mar 5, 2014

I would just urge my colleagues to support this resolution and do all that we can to provide relief for the freedom-loving people of Ukraine.

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute…

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Mar 5, 2014

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, make no bones about it. The individual mandate is a linchpin of RomneyCare--or whatever you would like to call it--modeled on, in fact, the insurance reforms in Massachusetts. This…

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Mar 5, 2014

To the gentleman from Texas, I say it is possible I will have one more speaker. If I see her arrive, I will yield to her. Otherwise, I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, this week, the number of…

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I do urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question and to vote ``no'' on the underlying bills. We could be doing a lot of important work here in the House rather than to have, I think, what both sides…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-05
Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 228, noes 182, not voting 20, as follows: [Roll No. 94]…

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Well, I want to come to the floor to wish the Republicans a happy anniversary. I brought a gold ring. This is the 50th repeal of ObamaCare. I want to wish my colleagues a happy 50th…

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Isn't that wonderful? Isn't this great that the President has made 19 changes to improve the Affordable Care Act to make it work? You know what? That is what a marriage takes. That is…

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This bill--this 50th anniversary--golden anniversary of ObamaCare repeals here in the House--50th vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, gutting mental parity, health parity, gutting…

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Mar 5, 2014

How seriously do we take that threat? Sanctions now have been levied, as they ought to be...

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David Schweikert
@davidschweikert· Republican · AZ· Mar 5, 2014

Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman of the Science and Technology Committee, congratulations on yesterday. Sort of a one step off, I lost the ranking member. I was going to congratulate him on his years of service now that his decision is…

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John Fleming
@johnfleming· Republican · LA· Mar 5, 2014

It doesn't appear, at least thus far, that the directives have addressed this at all.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Mar 5, 2014

the best thing we can do right now is to maintain our leading voice at the institution, the IMF, that is going to be at the heart of the assistance effort.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Mar 5, 2014

I am a firm believer in multilateralism in a multilateral way and I think it is vitally important for the United States to do that.

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