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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, too. In terms of our children, we know sending them back to school safely, the protocols are out there. Child nutrition programs are administered in our schools. That is not happening because the kids…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-04
Cedric Richmond
@cedricrichmond· Democratic · LA· Dec 4, 2020

Donald Trump has shown no leadership. His head has been in the same bunker for the last couple of months.

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purpose of inquiring to the majority leader the schedule for next week. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my friend and the majority leader of the House.

Congressional Record · 2020-12-04
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. There are a few items relating to legislation that I want to bring up with the gentleman, but before that, I did want to mention that it is my understanding that the floor director for the majority…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-04
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Speaker, I would be happy to yield time to her if she would like to deny that rumor, but while that may create some issues, I would like to say that, if this is the last time that we do this colloquy before the end of this year, it has…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-04
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Dec 4, 2020

I think the generosity probably ends there with today's colloquy. I am sure we will have that opportunity next week to have a longer conversation, but I truly do want to pass that on to Shuwanza, and not just on behalf of myself, but on…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-04
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, as relates to the schedule next week, as well as the schedule we have had this week, I want to bring up a piece of legislation that we have talked about here in this colloquy and in other…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-04
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Dec 4, 2020

Let me remind the gentleman that in the CARES Act, we addressed many of those issues that the gentleman already brought up, starting with the States. In fact, I don't know of a single State in this country who has spent all of the money we…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-04
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Speaker, if we wanted to pass another CARES Act-type piece of legislation, as we have seen in both other CARES Act bills, you have a lot of willingness and interest on this side of the aisle, which was there on both of those votes…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-04
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Speaker, those schools already have access to the $150 billion that we sent the States that they haven't even already spent. If I gave you money to do something and you haven't even used all that money, you can't use that as an excuse…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-04
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Speaker, I will give this assurance to the majority leader, that if you are looking for a replacement, I would be happy to provide recommendations and even participate in the interview process, if that would be helpful to the gentleman…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-04
Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Dec 3, 2020

Madam Speaker, please excuse my absence. I was notified that I was exposed to COVID-19 and am following quarantine guidelines set by the CDC. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 230, PQ, ``nay'' on rollcall No…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-03
Clay Higgins
@clayhiggins· Republican · LA· Dec 2, 2020

It's shocking to Americans to think that their Congress, their Congressman or their Congresswoman, could be districted out.

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Clay Higgins
@clayhiggins· Republican · LA· Dec 2, 2020

We should only be counting American citizens in the country in terms of reapportionment, so that as we apportion congressional seats across the country, American citizens are granted equal weight across the country in representation in the…

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Clay Higgins
@clayhiggins· Republican · LA· Dec 2, 2020

Our Constitution begins with 'We, the people, of the United States.' It does not begin with we, the people of the world.

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James Carville
@jamescarville· Democratic · LA· Dec 2, 2020

The problem with the defund the police, if I meant different things to different people, but it came across as three words that people claim to was the most famous three words uttered in a cycle.

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James Carville
@jamescarville· Democratic · LA· Dec 2, 2020

We have to realize that 18 percent of the people in the United States have like 52 senators. And until we understand that, and expand our coalition, and we are open to diversity, but why do we exclude rural people from our coalition, we…

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James Carville
@jamescarville· Democratic · LA· Dec 2, 2020

Right. Republicans are making it all about Trump and all about your book. And if Robin Warnock and Mr. Osheroff, it just make it about people of Georgia, right, and make it about raising the minimum wage.

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