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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2018

You are correct. Mr. McCARTHY. At any time, if I may finish, if I state that I voted for something that is incorrect, please bring it up.

Congressional Record · 2018-07-19
Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2018

Of course, I supported that policy. Now, the reason I was going to reclaim my time, very frankly, Mr. Leader, I have done some research on bills you voted against. I could go through them and pick out this, that, and the other that…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-19
Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2018

I am going to reclaim my time, Mr. Leader, for this. Mr. McCARTHY. If I can finish, you had stated at the end of your last statement that you voted for that funding. I was just correcting. By voting against the omni, you voted against the…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-19
Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his observation. I would simply be constrained to say, I listened to Mr. Frelinghuysen. I listened to his opposition to the MTR. The pretense that the amendment that was offered is somehow a…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-19
Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, let me just mention, we just had a vote, and, obviously, I was disappointed in the outcome. I was the sponsor, probably as the gentleman knows, of the Help America Vote Act, which created the Election Assistance Commission…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-19
Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his exposition of the schedule. I want to speak briefly to the appropriations process. I think the Appropriations Committee is fairly close to the completion of its bills. Can the gentleman tell us…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-19
Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), my friend, the majority leader. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-19
Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, it would be inaccurate to say that this is a vote about process. It is a vote about substance. In fact, Mr. Quigley's amendment is about one of the most pressing issues of our time. The Director of National Intelligence has…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-19
Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank the ICE agents for being present. It is unfortunate that our Republican colleagues are not present doing the business that cries out to be done. I am voting ``present'' on this…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-18
Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Madam President, to my colleagues, let me just say that we must speak out and act. President Trump's appearance with Russia's President Putin--a U.S. President capitulating to a strongman dictator, unprecedented in American…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-18
Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Will you commit to this committee that you will fight for having at least the same effective tools to assist underserved communities...

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I want to ask Mr. McGovern a question so we can get some clarity on where we are right now. As I understand it, one position is that the State election systems are fine, they don't need any infusion of Federal help. And then…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-18
Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to make in order the Quigley amendment to restore funds indispensable to prevent Russian interference in American elections in 2018. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands that the gentleman…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-18
Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

I thank the gentleman for his leadership on this, but this is a point of national emergency right now. This is our democracy, this is our Constitution that is at stake. And as I understand it, every State of the Union wants election…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-18
Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Mr. Speaker, earlier this week, the President put the ``hel'' and the ``sink'' back in ``Helsinki'' because our Republic is sinking under the weight of his radical actions in capitulating to Vladimir Putin in the eyes of the world. Now…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-18
Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Well, why can we not vote on that? The American people are demanding that we defend our elections against foreign attack. Why can we not even vote on that in the House of Representatives? Mr. McGOVERN. If the gentleman will continue to…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-18