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The President tried to coerce the personal allegiance of FBI Director Comey. Failing to secure that, he fired him.

Unlike in a dictatorship, autocracy, or monarchy, where the king is law, in a constitutional democracy, such as the United States, the law is king.
It is hard to believe that it was just literally over a month ago that President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law.
And so that is why we are allowing experimentation under the bill I am drafting immediately--dropping immediately after this hearing, experimentation in Titles I and IV.
I tend to think we need to do a lot more of this in Government. Pilot, rigorously evaluate, scale up the things that are working.
Today, I am introducing legislation that would preserve and enhance innovation in our higher education system.
This has been a very interesting hearing. There are a lot of reasons for optimism and outright excitement moving forward as these technologies develop.
I think the thing perhaps I am most excited about are the potential changes to the quality-of-life of a disabled person, of an elderly person, of someone who happens to be site-impaired.
The reports about the alleged affair are, 'baseless'.
Anyone who believes in human rights should support giving care to every infant born alive, even after an abortion attempt. This bill ensures that any child who is born as the result of an attempted abortion--a child who is literally…
There have been a number of reports that the United States is among the easiest countries to create anonymous shell companies in.
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Unfortunately, last year a dear friend of mine, a doctor in my district, was murdered for refusing to prescribe opioids.
Like so many of the parts of the country, the opioid epidemic has affected my district in Indiana.
This radical and oppressive regime in Tehran is not only failing to respect the human rights of their own people...
I do not believe it is in our national security interests to do nothing when our Secretaries of State and Defense have been so clearly and directly blown off by Riyadh.
The first U.S. national security interest you mention is supporting the U.N.-led efforts towards a negotiated cessation of hostilities and a comprehensive peace agreement in Yemen.
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