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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Mar 1, 2021

consistent with Standing Rule XXVI, I ask unanimous consent that the rules of procedure of the Committee on Appropriations for the 117th Congress be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Mar 1, 2021

I want to associate myself with the words of the distinguished deputy leader. Nobody has said it better. Nobody could. But in the meantime, we have to get up and vote. Madam President, I am going to put in a quorum call for just a minute…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Mar 1, 2021

I would like to pay tribute to a great Vermonter, Christina Nolan, a most dedicated public servant who has served as U.S. attorney for the District of Vermont since November 2017. She will be resigning her post at the end of this month, 11…

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

In listening to the witnesses, it appears that telehealth works. It works for patients, and it works for providers.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 1, 2021

There is no doubt that she is highly qualified for this position and I strongly support her nomination.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Mar 1, 2021

I can think of no one better suited to be Deputy Director of OMB than Shalanda.

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

I want to thank Chairwoman Eshoo for giving this hearing to all of us who are really committed to expanding telehealth.

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

I think the issue and the reason that so many people have particular concern is that its basic strength, convenience, makes the risk of overutilization or overuse higher.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 1, 2021

We have a terrible crisis with the pandemic, where we have lost half a million Americans.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 1, 2021

We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of nearly any major country on earth.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 1, 2021

We have a major health care crisis and are the only major country on earth not to guarantee health care to all people, as a human right.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 1, 2021

We have a racial injustice crisis, and we will accelerate our effort to fight systemic racism.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 1, 2021

We have an immigration crisis that must be addressed. It has been ignored for too long.

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Feb 26, 2021

I proudly rise before you today in honor of National FFA Week. As an eighth-generation farmer and former member of the Future Farmers of America myself, I have seen firsthand the positive difference that FFA makes in the lives of students…

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Feb 25, 2021

I thank our chairman, and I thank Representative David Cicilline for his tireless leadership in leading us to this day. All Americans deserve to be treated equally regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation. I do have to…

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

I think every Democrat will vote the right way and the Vice President will give us the vote that we need.

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

if you are a large corporation making a whole lot of money, you should not pay your workers starvation wages.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Feb 25, 2021

I appreciate what the leader just said about COVID. It certainly reflects the feelings of people in my State that we have to get going. But I am here on a different matter today. Since the 1780s, we have had an extraordinary list of…

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