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Mike Capuano
@mikecapuano· Democratic · MA· Mar 4, 2014

Wouldn't it just be easier if we fully funded the Highway Trust Fund, or if we fully funded the New Starts program?

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Mar 4, 2014

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty so it makes it an opportune time to discuss and consider both the gains that we have made and the challenges that remain.

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Mike Coffman
@mikecoffman· Republican · CO· Mar 4, 2014

The process is cumbersome, expensive, and does not work for our veterans.

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Mike Coffman
@mikecoffman· Republican · CO· Mar 4, 2014

I can tell you that for our disabled veterans, the enemy does not discriminate on who they fire upon.

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Mike Coffman
@mikecoffman· Republican · CO· Mar 4, 2014

I am proud to have introduced this proposal with both Chairman Graves and Chairman Miller of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

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Mike Coffman
@mikecoffman· Republican · CO· Mar 4, 2014

Mr. Chairman, the bill as currently written respects not only the veterans of this country, I being one of them, but also respects the taxpayers of this country in that it merely continues an existing funding source that this particular…

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John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Mar 4, 2014

The fundamental problem with the President's labor agenda is this: it has done very little to help put our labor force back to work.

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John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Mar 4, 2014

The ambush election proposal gives employers only seven days to find legal counsel and appear before an NLRB regional officer at a pre-election hearing.

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Madeleine Bordallo
@madeleinebordallo· Democratic · GU· Mar 4, 2014

I think it is an indication of the government of Japan's commitment to the alliance and the changes necessary to make the alliance endure for the future.

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Duncan Hunter
@duncanhunter· Republican · CA· Mar 4, 2014

the way ahead here is, first of all, I think that the role of an ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] is important.

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Duncan Hunter
@duncanhunter· Republican · CA· Mar 4, 2014

But in the end, these things will need to be solved through arbitration, through legal means, through international forums, and not through coercion.

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John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Mar 4, 2014

Unfortunately, as is so often the case, Senate Democrats refused to defend our struggling workforce.

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John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Mar 4, 2014

this hearing might evoke a sense of deja vu. Not too long ago, we debated a nearly identical ambush election rule proposed by the National Labor Relations Board that would stifle employers' free speech and cripple workers' free choice.

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John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Mar 4, 2014

Unfortunately, as is so often the case, the Democrat Senate refused to defend our struggling workforce.

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Mar 4, 2014

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, Congressman Ted Deutch and I introduced the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act because we are committed to the security of our friend and ally in an increasingly volatile Middle…

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Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Mar 4, 2014

Mr. President, I want to talk for a few minutes today about health care and more inquiries I have from the people I work for in our State about health care. Like we always do, I followed up with them to verify that I understand their…

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Mar 4, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 488 signals U.S. support for the people of Venezuela as they protest peacefully for democracy in the face of Nicolas Maduro's violent repression and his crackdown…

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
@ileanaroslehtinen· Republican · FL· Mar 4, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this resolution can only be the first step to hold Maduro and his fellow regime thugs accountable for their terrible and violent response, and their abuse of Venezuelan…

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