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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Gosar The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 13 Offered by Mr. Gosar The Acting CHAIR. It is…

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

I ask for a ``no'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Burchett). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the…

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

This is mind-boggling. I guess, once again, we are doing something that does not make any sense in this process. The other point I think I would like to make in closing is that, once again, this is something that will be supposedly…

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Burchett The Acting CHAIR. It is…

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

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

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

It doesn't make any sense to support this amendment, cutting resources for the United Institute of Peace, p-e-a-c-e, while we increase funding for the Department of Defense where we know there is over $200 billion in waste, fraud, and…

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Brecheen The Acting CHAIR. It is…

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

I must say that if Republicans really want to get our fiscal house in order, then they would be the first to repeal these terrible Trump tax cuts that have created an even bigger hole in our fiscal house. Mr. Chair, I yield back the…

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Brecheen The Acting CHAIR. It is…

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Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

Once again, I am urging opposition to this amendment because it is just an example of what I said earlier in terms of withdrawing from the rest of the world. Our young people, people who want to engage with the world to make this world a…

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Young Oak Kim
@youngoakkim· Republican · CA· Jun 26, 2024

I claim the time in opposition, even though I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Ogles). Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

You are basically saying he should have the ability to fire up to 50,000 people if they are not doing what his ideology is and replace them with people more consistent with his ideology and reclassify these folks as Schedule F, correct?

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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Jun 26, 2024

So, I mean, under this scenario, for example, if President Trump returns to office, he would be able to fire about 50,000 people who are currently civil servants and bring in people who are more consistent with his ideology, and you are…

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Kevin McCarthy
@kevinmccarthy· Republican · CA· Jun 26, 2024

Yet, under the Biden Administration, the EEOC has demonstrated a pattern of public activity inconsistent with the law.

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Kevin McCarthy
@kevinmccarthy· Republican · CA· Jun 26, 2024

The EEOC should also reiterate the plain language of Title VII prohibiting racial discrimination in everything it does through guidance, public statements, data collection, litigation, or otherwise.

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Kevin McCarthy
@kevinmccarthy· Republican · CA· Jun 26, 2024

Can you imagine the disgust of those who crafted the Civil Rights Act to find out that 60 years later, some of the largest and wealthiest companies are still not just implementing, but publicly celebrating the racial discrimination at…

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