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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Nov 18, 2019

Every step that can be taken to limit the amount of time an attorney can meet with their client is taken.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Nov 18, 2019

I think our concern, more than anything else, is when you implement a policy that lowers your standard as a country, then that is changing the values of who we are as a country.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Nov 18, 2019

Our adversaries have hardly kept their desire to undermine the integrity of our elections a secret.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Nov 18, 2019

the deck is stacked against an asylum seeker. Statistically, only 1 out of every 10 win their case.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Nov 18, 2019

Establishing secretive courts that DHS uses to process asylum seekers forced to return to Mexico runs contrary to our values.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Nov 18, 2019

What Remain-in-Mexico has done is taken a small pebble of law in section 235 and created a wrecking ball with it.

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Michael Guest
@michaelguest· Republican · MS· Nov 18, 2019

I would ask for you to deliver a message. Please tell the men and women of CBP and the men and women of ICE that we appreciate their hard work and what they do, and that there are still Members of Congress who want to solve this problem.

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Michael Guest
@michaelguest· Republican · MS· Nov 18, 2019

The significant gains made on this issue are because of our President and the men and women of CBP and ICE, and not because of anyone in this room.

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· Nov 14, 2019

reserving the right to object, legislation that would affect the rights of American citizens under the Second Amendment should not be fast-tracked by the Senate. Efforts to criminalize otherwise lawful conduct with firearms by law-abiding…

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Trent Kelly
@trentkelly· Republican · MS· Nov 14, 2019

I just want to talk a little bit about this impeachment process, or whatever you want to call it that we have going on. The American people deserve the facts--and just the facts--not supposition from witnesses who have second- and third…

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Trent Kelly
@trentkelly· Republican · MS· Nov 14, 2019

Today I rise to recognize soon-to-be former--he is about to retire from the Mississippi House of Representatives--Representative Steve Holland. Steve has served in the House of Representatives in the Mississippi legislature for 36 years…

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· Nov 13, 2019

Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican senator from Mississippi, was blocking a bill that is bipartisan backed for universal background checks that was introduced in February, stating that she doesn't believe that bills that would infringe…

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Trent Kelly
@trentkelly· Republican · MS· Nov 13, 2019

I thank Chairwoman Velazquez and Ranking Member Chabot for working to bring the VA-SBA Act to the House floor. I also thank my friend and cosponsor from Colorado (Mr. Crow) for working on this very important legislation. I thank all of…

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Roger Wicker
@rogerwicker· Republican · MS· Nov 13, 2019

for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination list which was printed in the Record on the date indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the…

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Michael Guest
@michaelguest· Republican · MS· Nov 13, 2019

The Founding Fathers understood the important role that our farmers and ranchers would play in the construction of our great Nation, and Congress has always played a pivotal role as a friend to our agriculture community. The USMCA is an…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Nov 6, 2019

These people, I can personally attest, are hard workers who contribute to the local, State, and National economy.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Nov 6, 2019

Mississippi is not better off as a result of what ICE has done here.

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