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Bakari Sellers
@bakarisellers· Democratic · SC· Jun 28, 2018

The president judges this in wins and loses. That's the prism that he looks through most things including his -- I think that -- I don't know if that is Ivanka or Jared or whomever or Melania, need to tell him that his rhetoric, many times…

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Jun 28, 2018

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about a problem that is growing and needs to be confronted or we will regret our decision to lay down in the face of Russian aggression and Syrian aggression inside of Syria. As you well know, we have…

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Trey Gowdy
@treygowdy· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

This country is being hurt by. We are being divided. We've seen the bias. We need to see the evidence. If you have evidence of wrongdoing by any member of the Trump campaign, present it to the damn grand jury, whatever you got. Finish it…

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

This is basically an issue of liberty, and there is a bipartisan consensus that civil asset forfeiture is an abuse that needs to be stopped.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

That is a massive choke hold that would seem to deserve an increased level of oversight.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

Management at publicly owned companies should be held accountable by their shareholders.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

I question whether those scales are beginning to tip.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

That is why I introduced the RESPECT Act to require the IRS to show probable cause before seizing assets and facilitate taxpayer presentation of proof that would clear them of wrongdoing.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

The IRS currently wields a tremendous amount of power over the folks in South Carolina and across the country, far more than the founders intended.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

Having grown up in one of those distressed communities myself, I understand and appreciate the potential that is locked, trapped in the soil in those communities.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

I will tell you that, as you think about the opportunity zones legislation, we are talking about legislation that could provide private-sector capital to more than 52 million Americans living throughout this Nation still in distressed…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

Our depots, arsenals, and ammunition production facilities are critical to this country's ability to project power and to properly train and equip our warfighters.

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

I want to welcome you to this morning's hearing, and would like to thank our witnesses for being here today to discuss the defense organic industrial base.

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

The sustainment industrial base provides the backbone for the military to respond to a variety of contingencies.

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

If the level is below the amount projected for FY20 in this years budget, then what is not being funded at that lower level?

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

As the NATO Summit in July approaches, it is important for the Congress of the United States to confirm its commitment to the alliance and particularly Article 5, which states that an armed attack on one shall be considered an armed attack…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

I am proud that my colleagues, Chris Smith, Chairman Royce, and Ranking Member Eliot Engel and I are able to answer this call and put forth legislation that seeks to address the situation in the DRC.

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Jun 27, 2018

Mr. Speaker, South Carolinians extend sincere thoughts and prayers to State Representative Katie Arrington, who was injured in a tragic auto accident on Friday. We are grateful to learn that Katie will make a full recovery. On June 12…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-27