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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· May 15, 2020

Many of my constituents are showing up to work every day; from grocery store clerks, to nurses, doctors, policemen, and first responders. If the House had the resolve and the courage to do the same, we wouldn't need this partisan…

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Robert Aderholt
@robertaderholt· Republican · AL· May 15, 2020

I thank the gentleman from Oklahoma for yielding to me. I rise today in strong opposition to this bill. No doubt, as has been said, State and local governments across this Nation are hurting because of the economic downturn this virus has…

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· May 15, 2020

I oppose this bill because it constitutes a threat to our national security. On March 26, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reported that our debt-to-GDP was already at 106.8 percent. Since that time, Congress added over $2 trillion…

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· May 15, 2020

If this bill were to become law, it would undermine our ability to maintain our military superiority over China. In that regard, if Xi Jinping had a vote in this Chamber, he would be an enthusiastic ``yes.'' Thank God he does not. But we…

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· May 15, 2020

I thank my good friend from Oklahoma for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H. Res. 965. This blatant, partisan move to fundamentally alter the way the House and committees operate completely undermines the rights of the…

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Terri Sewell
@terrisewell· Democratic · AL· Apr 23, 2020

Today I rise in support of this bill to provide additional resources for small, local, and minority- owned businesses and nonprofits under the Paycheck Protection Program, as well as to provide resources for our hospitals and for testing…

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Mar 27, 2020

Last week, 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment. Small businesses around this country are shuttering. Millions of Americans and their children are at home practicing social distancing, a term that few knew 2 weeks ago. Countless…

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Robert Aderholt
@robertaderholt· Republican · AL· Mar 27, 2020

While this bill is not perfect--few bills are--the bill before us today is a good bill and we are quite frankly in the midst of perhaps our greatest health care crisis since the flu pandemic of 1918, the year my grandmother was born in…

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Mar 11, 2020

I thank my friend from Texas for yielding. Madam Speaker, today, we are dealing with legislation that didn't make sense on January 9, it didn't make sense on January 30, and it doesn't make sense today. Today marks the third time the House…

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Mar 10, 2020

The cost keeps going up and up and up. And I am all for getting in there and helping people.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Mar 10, 2020

Unless we do something about it, these threats will only grow. CISA is the agency Congress created to do something about this.

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Mar 10, 2020

When our Founding Fathers began this great experiment called the United States of America, they did so with the fresh but unpleasant memories of a tyrannical and repressive monarchy. They set out to create a new system of government that…

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Mar 10, 2020

I hope the spirit of bipartisanship will continue as we look at ways to sure up the economy in the wake of this crisis.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Mar 10, 2020

Given the freedom of travel throughout the European Union, my view is we should be treating it as a region as a unit and, and expecting them accordingly.

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Mar 10, 2020

Does it make sense to pay $150,000 for a housing unit, and then auction it off for prices below $10,000?

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Mar 10, 2020

This is a global event and requires a global response.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Mar 10, 2020

Our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones and to those who are currently undergoing treatment.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Mar 10, 2020

In the middle of a crisis like this, it is very important for political leaders to avoid flaming the fire of hysteria.

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