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Well, or what else might the president decide we're not entitled to. Retired pay? Medical benefits? Where does this stop, just as a way of, again, retaliating against political opponents?

I think this is a real abuse of the clearance system, just to use it to attack political opponents or people that have been critical of the president, and, you know, is that now going to become a criterion for obtaining a clearance…

I claim time in strong opposition to yet another amendment that interferes with another Member's district, indicating that there is more than one Member in this body that does not have enough to do at home. The Acting CHAIR. The…

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 Alabama will be postponed. Amendment No. 84 Offered by Mr. Meadows The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I claim the time in strong opposition to this amendment interfering in the local affairs of the District of Columbia. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from the District of Columbia is recognized for 5 minutes.

Had there been preparation for this, you know, that might not have happened.

Yes, that's certainly the conventional manner in which these things are done where, first, the national security team would be a part of the decision-making process to have a summit and, you know, work out the details for the agenda and…

Well, to me, it seems that this is something of a reward for bad behavior. I wasn't really wild about having the first summit just for that reason. I mean, what has Putin or Russia done lately that would merit a summit with the president…

In closing, I want to commend the sponsors of this legislation and the leadership of our committee. I urge an ``aye'' vote, and I point out that this bill received a unanimous bipartisan voice vote in our committee, and I yield back the…

I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of this measure, and I thank Ambassador Wagner and Representative Crowley for their work. This bill will equip our government with the tools to better monitor and, hopefully, prevent genocide. It…

In closing, I want to reiterate the importance of conservation in combating the scourge of wildlife trafficking around the world. This bill reaffirms our commitment to these goals and will result in a strategy to encourage sustainable…

It should not take statehood for any district to be treated with respect and fairness. We have been successful in cleaning up the D.C. appropriation in the past, and we will be successful again. The people of the District of Columbia will…

It is not a witch-hunt. It is a serious, serious investigation, the catalyst for which was the intelligence community assessment that we did in the last administration.

Yes, well, this is -- yes, as we've come to know the President, he is not a stalwart for a consistency or coherence. So it's very hard to explain that.

With the climate change throughout the country, we are seeing increasing flooding, that has been alluded to already in this hearing.

But it is important for us to be vigilant and make sure that we are targeting bad actors and making sure there are appropriate guardrails in place, and that we have an efficient, effective regulatory framework in place and look forward to…

I am an optimist. I think technology can solve for this.

It is not a nanny government. The investors can take the risk as long as they get enough information.