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David Roe
@davidroe· Republican · VT· Jan 27, 2020

I want to thank you for having this. I think we should continue this, because this is a travesty in the United States to have these kinds of mortality rates.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jan 16, 2020

today, the Senate considers the ``new NAFTA'', a bill now reviewed by seven Senate committees on which more than 85 Senators serve. Surely the vote count is clear: This implementing legislation will be adopted today and sent to the…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 15, 2020

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. China Trade Agreement

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 15, 2020

I rise in opposition to the NAFTA 2.0 trade agreement negotiated by President Trump. This agreement is opposed by labor unions like the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, as well as by the United Food and…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 14, 2020

As a matter of fact, I didn't say it. And I don't want to waste a whole lot of time on this, because this is what Donald Trump and maybe some of the media want.

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Jan 14, 2020

To tackle domestic terrorism more effectively, many experts say the United States needs increased cooperation and collaboration among all law enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies.

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Jan 14, 2020

I am deeply concerned that we continue to call on private sector players to, at their expense...

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Jan 14, 2020

I have some very serious concerns about this bill.

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Jan 10, 2020

Over the last week, our relationship with Iran has fallen to its most difficult period since 1979. The United States killed Major General Qasem Soleimani, a bad man whom we do not mourn, and yet it was a provocative and disproportionate…

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Jan 9, 2020

I thank Representative Tonko for yielding. Article I, section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, States: ``The people have a right to clean air, to pure water.'' Similar in spirit, the Environmental Protection Agency's website proclaims…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jan 9, 2020

this is an interesting time. I was thinking that over the holiday break. I was home, and I talked to many Vermonters. These are Vermonters who are Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and across the political spectrum. All of them…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jan 9, 2020

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The President's policy towards Iran is to tear up diplomacy and embrace so-called maximum pressure. The most recent strike, far from making us safer, is making us more insecure. Think about the…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jan 9, 2020

The gun is cocked and loaded. We cannot go to war without Congress being involved in the debate and the President telling us what his policy is going to be.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 5, 2020

If we're going to beat Trump, we need turnout. And to get turnout, you need energy and excitement. And I just don't think that that kind of record is going to bring forth the energy we need to defeat Trump.

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