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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, when a congressional committee issues a subpoena, compliance is not optional. We expect witnesses to testify when summoned. We expect the administration to comply with subpoenas…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

Mr. President, later this afternoon, the U.S. women's soccer team will begin its quest for another World Cup title with its opening match against Thailand. As the entire Nation cheers them on as they take the field, I want to shine a light…

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Adriano Espaillat
@adrianoespaillat· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

So we are dealing with a thug, here. We are dealing a thug here that we are giving arms to.

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Adriano Espaillat
@adrianoespaillat· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

this Administration has been discredited with regards to fabricating emergencies when there are not and ignoring emergency when in fact there are emergency.

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Adriano Espaillat
@adrianoespaillat· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I have seen with my very own eyes the way migrants at the southern border, particularly children, are treated under U.S. custody. It is so appalling, we would not ever accept one of our own children being treated in such…

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Adriano Espaillat
@adrianoespaillat· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

there was hundreds and thousands of women, primarily, showing up on our border with little children. Many had characterized that as a humanitarian crisis.

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Adriano Espaillat
@adrianoespaillat· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

I think that having an American citizen go into an Saudi embassy in Istanbul and disappearing is troubling and that MBS has a troubled record with regards to women's right, dissidents in that nation, and that we are dealing with a thug. We…

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

It does not mean we give the Saudis a blank check. It does not mean that we look the other way when they drop bombs on children in school buses.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

It is not an excuse to cut Congress out of the picture. It is not an excuse to say we know better and, therefore, Congress is superfluous or irrelevant.

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Paul Tonko
@paultonko· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

I believe all of our Federal agencies need to do more to consider how to best address climate change.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

the concern that Members of Congress have had was about how our partners were using the weapons that they received

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

one thing that I think that all Members of Congress do agree upon that Iran is a bad actor

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Nydia Velázquez
@nydiavelzquez· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

I am grateful for the opportunity to thank Chairwoman Velazquez in person for her co-sponsorship of this legislation.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

Saudi Arabia also does not have clean hands. And they, too, at times, malign the region.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

I believe in talking to our adversaries but Kim Jong-Un does not send beautiful letters when we see him killing his own people.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Jun 11, 2019

My concern and question when I just look at the number of mortar bombs, 15,000 mortar bombs that may end up in the hands of militants in Yemen and may be used against civilians.

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Gregory Meeks
@gregorymeeks· Democratic · NY· Jun 10, 2019

That has got to be a multilateral level. The one time that I know when sanctions was very strong was in South Africa.

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