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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 30, 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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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. Trump…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. President, this resolution presents Republicans with a choice: Stand with Donald Trump or stand with American families hurt by the trade war. The dismal GDP numbers today should be a wake-up call to Republican Senators now more than…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. President, first, I want to thank Senators Padilla and Reed for holding the floor on such a vital issue to our country, our democracy, and who we are as a people. I thank Senators Klobuchar and Bennet for participating as well and all…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 30, 2025

Look, they should fire him, but they’re firing the wrong guy. They should be firing Hegseth.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Apr 30, 2025

I am not vouching for Mr. Abrego Garcia, but I am vouching for his constitutional right to due process, because if Donald Trump can ignore court orders and trample over the rights of one man, he threatens the rights of everyone who lives…

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Judy Chu
@judychu· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. Speaker, this administration has thrown out the Constitution and asserted that the President has king-like power to arrest anybody in this country and deport them, even to a foreign prison for life, with no due process. Days ago, we…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Pete Stauber
@petestauber· Republican · MN· Apr 30, 2025

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.J. Res. 87, which will prohibit California from mandating electric trucks not only for Californians but for all Americans. The Biden administration's misguided decision to grant California this…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Apr 30, 2025

This is the president's decision and the White House's decision, so we follow his direction and his legal scholars and attorneys.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Apr 30, 2025

The termination was set to take effect April 7.

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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Escobar for her comments. I am outraged to hear that Republicans on the Judiciary Committee would not protect citizens from deportation. We are talking about citizens. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I rise to address the House for a Special Order hour with my Congressional Progressive Caucus colleagues. I do so on the 100th day of the Trump administration, and I note that this is a day when we received the news that our…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Tonko for his comments. I agree with the gentleman. This is a red line that cannot be crossed. We cannot permit a President to defy a 9-0 order of the Supreme Court. No person and no man is above the…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for standing up for the rule of law. Mr. Speaker, I remind my colleagues that, in this country, under our Constitution, no one is above the law, not even the President. Our President, at this very…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Watson Coleman for informing the Nation about what happened earlier today with that family in Oklahoma. It strikes me that we are witnessing this evolution of this administration's policies that began…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Rivas for her comments and bringing to light the tragic stories of children who are citizens with cancer being deported from our country. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko).

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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. Speaker, the sign behind me says ``9-0.'' ``9-0'' is the order of the Supreme Court. They ruled 9-0 that Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be brought back or must be facilitated back into the country. This 9-0 Supreme Court order is being…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Ansari. I want to thank her for traveling with three other of our colleagues to El Salvador last week. I know that she traveled at her own expense. I am very proud that we have members of this caucus who…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-30