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Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· May 6, 2025

Rwanda under the long-ruling Kagame dictatorship is simply not a safe country, it’s a totalitarian police state by any standard.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· May 6, 2025

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The Democratic leader is recognized. FAA

Congressional Record · 2025-05-06
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· May 6, 2025

Mr. President, the closer you look at the troubles at Newark Airport, the more alarming the story gets. For months, especially over the past week or so, operations at Newark Airport have been mired by chaos, delays, and crippling system…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-06
Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 6, 2025

Mr. Speaker, Donald Trump says that he isn't sure if he needs to uphold the Constitution. It is clear to all of us from his attacks on the courts, the rule of law, our democratic institutions, our civil and legal rights, an open and free…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-06
Maxwell Frost
@maxwellfrost· Democratic · FL· May 6, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor this year's Orlando Sentinel's Central Floridians of the Year, JJ Holmes and his mother, Alison Holmes. Together, they are a force, not just in central Florida but across the entire State and country. JJ…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-06
Jose Luis Correa
@joseluiscorrea· Democratic · CA· May 6, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sophie Garcia, a sophomore at Orange Lutheran High School in my district, who is making school history as the first female wrestler to win a CIF Southern Sectional individual wrestling championship…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-06
Jose Luis Correa
@joseluiscorrea· Democratic · CA· May 6, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career and service of Makiko Shirai, a Japanese foreign service worker who worked to strengthen the relationship between the United States and Japan. On May 20, Makiko will be presented with Japan's…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-06
Jose Luis Correa
@joseluiscorrea· Democratic · CA· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to recognize five young students who were taken too soon from the city of Santa Ana. Recently, five students from Santa Ana Unified School District were victims of a brutal car cash: Aurelia…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Doug Collins
@dougcollins· Republican · GA· May 5, 2025

We have been emphatic that we will not be cutting benefits and health care, only improving them, and I think the budget shows that.

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Doug Collins
@dougcollins· Republican · GA· May 5, 2025

Year after year, the calls for VA reform come from every corner.

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Doug Collins
@dougcollins· Republican · GA· May 5, 2025

I will not let you scare my veterans.

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Doug Collins
@dougcollins· Republican · GA· May 5, 2025

The department’s history shows that adding more employees to the system doesn’t automatically equal better results.

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Maxwell Frost
@maxwellfrost· Democratic · FL· May 5, 2025

an unelected billionaire has access to the private information of our constituents, and we want answers.

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Maxwell Frost
@maxwellfrost· Democratic · FL· May 5, 2025

I mean, the name ‘minority’ already seems defeatist. We’re not in the minority. The things we want are actually in the majority.

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Maxwell Frost
@maxwellfrost· Democratic · FL· May 5, 2025

I think that’s a good motto for everybody: ‘Get caught fighting.’

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Maxwell Frost
@maxwellfrost· Democratic · FL· May 5, 2025

I think people on both sides of this issue, maybe at one point or another, have been upset with me, but I’m proud about the position I have—which I think is the position most people in this country have, by the way.

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Maxwell Frost
@maxwellfrost· Democratic · FL· May 5, 2025

the grifter-in-chief Trump and President Musk are openly using their public offices to enrich themselves to the tune of billions of dollars.

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, a few days ago Donald Trump unveiled his so-called skinny budget for fiscal year 2026. This budget is only skinny on the cuts that it would cut for the American people, $163 billion for vital programs that serve our…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05