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Richard Shelby
@richardshelby· Republican · AL· Nov 21, 2019

I move to table the Paul amendment and ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Nov 21, 2019

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Harder of California The CHAIR. It is now…

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Nov 21, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after section 1 and insert the following: SECTION 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In a…

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Nov 21, 2019

I return the gentleman's respect, and I know that he has worked long and hard on this. I agree with him that this is a real problem that is getting worse, but we are not going to make it better if we pass something in this House that will…

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 20, 2019

I told General Perna at the Depot Caucus Breakfast 2 or 3 months ago that if he needed some more refinement to that language, just let us know.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 20, 2019

I like your new Commandant. He doesn't mind kicking over furniture and getting things done.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 20, 2019

In the past, depots have had a hard time advocating for MILCON money for infrastructure.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 20, 2019

I was struck by how many platforms are robotic and autonomous.

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Nov 19, 2019

Unfortunately, I must rise again because, like so many times before, the goalposts for impeaching President Trump have moved. At this rate, Nancy Pelosi must be any field goal kicker's worst nightmare. Since literally day one, it has been…

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 18, 2019

While the funding helped, it did nothing to address the root cause of the crisis--the loopholes in our asylum laws.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 18, 2019

Congress should focus on reforming our immigration laws instead of holding messaging hearings.

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Nov 18, 2019

One example of failure to mitigate, and I do not want to be disparaging toward the Corps of Engineering, but they studied building a diversion canal from the Comite River over to the Lilly Bayou in Louisiana for 30 years and never put a…

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 18, 2019

It led to an unprecedented humanitarian and security crisis.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 18, 2019

I wholeheartedly support the Remain-in-Mexico Policy. I think it is an essential policy, and it is in no way inhumane.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 18, 2019

This past year nearly 1 million illegal immigrants were encountered attempting to cross our Southwest Border illegally.

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Mike Rogers
@mikerogers· Republican · AL· Nov 18, 2019

Every day, up to 50 percent of Border Patrol agents were taken off the line to process and care for migrants.

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Nov 18, 2019

If you do not properly define what is causing the change though, it is a fairly simple engineering principle if you get the definition wrong, the solution probably is not going to work.

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