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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Dec 2, 2021

it is my hope that soon the Senate might be able to vote on a bipartisan agreement to keep the government open and funded through February 18. I know both parties are working on that agreement right now. I wish those who are doing it good…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Dec 2, 2021

I will be very brief. I will note that, as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, this bill was negotiated on a bipartisan-bicameral basis to keep the government open and operating until February 18. I urge every Member to vote ``aye.''…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Dec 2, 2021

Our Thanksgiving celebration for this year is in the rearview mirror, but the rising inflation that drove dinner costs higher this year is sticking around for Christmas and will continue to crush household budgets into the new year. From…

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Dec 1, 2021

Look, Trump was the most amoral and irresponsible president in the history of the country.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Dec 1, 2021

the opioid crisis is just so horrifying for so many Americans.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Dec 1, 2021

we need treatment more than we need prosecution of those folks, my view.

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Dec 1, 2021

I am pleased to introduce H.R. 5677, which makes technical amendments to the United States Code to ensure clarity and accessibility of our laws. As Members of Congress, we have a duty to oversee the revision and codification of our laws…

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Dec 1, 2021

41 percent of the Republicans today said they wouldn`t get the shot. But 24 percent of them said they would never get the shot ever.

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Dec 1, 2021

2 weeks ago, Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, and the entire Montgomery County community lost a distinguished educator and community leader, Lower Merion High School Principal Sean Hughes. Coming from Harleysville, Principal Hughes dedicated…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Dec 1, 2021

I thank my colleague from Florida for yielding to me tonight. And in fact, Putnam County is my home county. Madam Speaker, Tennesseans and Americans throughout the country who are already hurting from higher prices, widespread shortages…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Dec 1, 2021

there is real disparate treatment within the criminal justice system, with Black and Brown Americans being much more highly prosecuted.

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Dec 1, 2021

Today, the United States Supreme Court will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a major pro-life case that focuses on protecting the unborn, not restricting the rights of women. Instead of prioritizing the abortion industry…

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Dec 1, 2021

We should be concerned, and this is not the time to panic, because there’s no indication that we do need to panic, except for maybe those 24 percent of Republicans that are going to refuse to get their vaccinations, which I think is…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Nov 30, 2021

I thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) for yielding and for claiming the time this evening to acknowledge the significance of honoring God's Word. Madam Speaker, as we gather tonight to recognize the 80th celebration of National…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Nov 29, 2021

in June of this year, Egyptian prosecutors opened a criminal investigation concerning human rights defender Hossam Bahgat, in relation to a December 2020 tweet criticizing Egypt's flawed parliamentary elections. The acts he has been…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 25, 2021

At a time when the middle class is disappearing.

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Nov 18, 2021

The vociferous right-wing propaganda campaign. It`s just extraordinary.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 18, 2021

People dying because they don`t have any health care, kids unable to get the early childhood education they need, not a problem. We can`t afford to pay for those things. But somehow when it comes to the defense budget and the needs of the…

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