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

I just saw dozens of our colleagues ask unanimous consent that they reconsider that position so the American people can have a hearing on whether or not we are going to have real elections in 2018. Have you been able to discuss it with the…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Are you saying agencies will still have the capacity to take into account the impact of climate change when their do their own NEPA analysis?

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Discrimination should have no place in society, much less the markets. But it certainly exists.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

I think it is troubling that you will not share that information with the Committee.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

The last thing I will ask regarding the child separation policy, you know there has been a court decision ordering the Administration to reunite these children with their parents within a certain period of time.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Do you believe in the scientific consensus that climate change is real and that its primary driver is human-based generation of carbon emissions?

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

Do you agree if that is not considered as part of the NEPA review process and guidance pursuant to the President's decision to eliminate that, that will make any NEPA analysis more vulnerable to attacks in the court?

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

I think it was rightfully interpreted at the time as weakening the authority.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

You are going to play a key role in developing policy as the head of an independent agency.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 18, 2018

I hope you will work with us to get a supplemental appropriation, because I am hearing there was an article in Politico the other day saying that the Administration was planning on taking resources from other parts of the Department of…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 17, 2018

Nobody is in love with regulation, and the biggest tax is on people's time.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 17, 2018

The laws and the rules reflect the values of the people and implement our social priorities.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 17, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Domestic violence is a reign of terror for people who are caught up in it. Historically, of course, domestic violence was bolstered by a compliant or indifferent, sexist criminal justice…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-17
Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 17, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 717, the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018, or the POWER Act as, as amended. It seeks to promote pro bono legal services as a way…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-17
Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 17, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), who is my friend and colleague. Representative Joe Kennedy is not only a distinguished champion of the rights of women and a foe of…

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John Sarbanes
@johnsarbanes· Democratic · MD· Jul 17, 2018

I think there's a study out there that shows that while brand name drugs are about 10 percent of all drugs that are dispensed, I think that's including biologics in the equation, they make up about 72 percent of the annual U.S. drug…

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