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Buddy Carter
@buddycarter· Republican · GA· May 7, 2025

Georgians will have a very simple choice in 2026: Do you want a MAGA warrior for you or do you want a trans warrior for they/them?

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Jay Inslee
@jayinslee· Democratic · WA· May 7, 2025

to present a compelling vision to the next generation, Democrats should focus on the issue that simultaneously represents the greatest threat to them and the clearest delineation between the two parties

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Jay Inslee
@jayinslee· Democratic · WA· May 7, 2025

it is possible to reduce emissions and raise living standards simultaneously

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Jay Inslee
@jayinslee· Democratic · WA· May 7, 2025

the dynamic that caused Trump’s election

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Delia Ramirez
@deliaramirez· Democratic · IL· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, bigotry and hate threaten our mutual safety, and they deny our interconnectedness. Yet, from the murder of Wadee Alfayuomi in Illinois to the recent attack on celebrants during the Assyrian New Year Parade in Iraq to the…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Trump administration's proposal to gut the National Institutes of Health. Put simply, NIH's work is the difference between life and death for millions of Americans. Almost everyone knows…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Deborah Koff Ross
@deborahkoffross· Democratic · NC· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Republican's budget plan that would gut funding for Medicaid. In 2023, my home State of North Carolina achieved a historic victory by finally implementing Medicaid expansion after a decade of…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Andy Biggs
@andybiggs· Republican · AZ· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, the original Medicaid program was designed to help the disabled, pregnant women, seniors, and children. Then there was this expansion that came along, and it is filled with able-bodied adults of working age who could be…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 881. This bill would block Department of Homeland Security funding from colleges and universities with a Confucius Institute…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we must carefully balance potential risks to homeland security posed by the CCP with the benefits of educational and cultural exchange programs. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 881, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act seeks to help address the threat posed to U.S. colleges and universities by the…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· May 7, 2025

We should use this opportunity to make certain that DC isn’t wasting money on ideas like DEI or reparations.

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I am sure what you are going to hear on the floor today is what you have heard in the past, these rumors that somehow those mean, nasty Republicans are going to cut Medicaid. It reminds me of what Groucho Marx once said: Who…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 7, 2025

None of this is budgetary and this is why they aren’t opening their mouths today.

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Jose Luis Correa
@joseluiscorrea· Democratic · CA· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to recognize five young students who were taken too soon from the Santa Ana community. A few weeks ago, five students from the Santa Ana Unified School District were victims of a devastating car…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07