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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Oct 4, 2017

Mr. Chairman, ugly is ugly. This is an ugly budget, and it exists primarily to be a vehicle for tax cuts for the already fortunate, the top 1 or 2 percent in America, at the expense of everybody else. It will hemorrhage red ink for as far…

Congressional Record · 2017-10-04
Bobby Scott
@bobbyscott· Democratic · VA· Oct 4, 2017

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis), the co-chair of the Congressional Black Caucus' Budget Task Force.

Congressional Record · 2017-10-04
Bobby Scott
@bobbyscott· Democratic · VA· Oct 4, 2017

Mr. Chairman, the Congressional Black Caucus is a more compassionate, fiscally responsible alternative to the underlying Republican budget and does not rely on unrealistic growth projections or bizarre suggestions that massive tax cuts can…

Congressional Record · 2017-10-04
Bobby Scott
@bobbyscott· Democratic · VA· Oct 4, 2017

Mr. Chairman, can you advise how much time is remaining on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 5 minutes remaining.

Congressional Record · 2017-10-04
Bobby Scott
@bobbyscott· Democratic · VA· Oct 4, 2017

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Republican budget resolution and its intent to fast-track tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans and corporations. This resolution, first of all, is not serious. It assumes $800 billion in savings…

Congressional Record · 2017-10-04
Bobby Scott
@bobbyscott· Democratic · VA· Oct 4, 2017

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute is as follows: Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following…

Congressional Record · 2017-10-04
Bobby Scott
@bobbyscott· Democratic · VA· Oct 4, 2017

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Congressional Black Caucus budget, which is a more credible and responsible alternative than the underlying Republican budget. The Nation's…

Congressional Record · 2017-10-04
Bobby Scott
@bobbyscott· Democratic · VA· Oct 4, 2017

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Richmond), who is the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Congressional Record · 2017-10-04
Bobby Scott
@bobbyscott· Democratic · VA· Oct 4, 2017

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 15 seconds just to point out that the healthcare plan in the budget is a public option, which CBO scores as a savings of over $100 billion. We have $1 trillion in spending for infrastructure, the same as the…

Congressional Record · 2017-10-04
Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Oct 3, 2017

Madam Speaker, since the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, medical knowledge regarding the development of unborn babies and their capacities at various stages of growth has advanced dramatically. To give you a sense of how much…

Congressional Record · 2017-10-03
Frank Wolf
@frankwolf· Republican · VA· Oct 3, 2017

I am very pessimistic. I believe the Iranians will move in so fast.

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Frank Wolf
@frankwolf· Republican · VA· Oct 3, 2017

ISIS will have been victorious in their genocidal rampage unless concrete action is taken.

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Frank Wolf
@frankwolf· Republican · VA· Oct 3, 2017

I think there is a resistance in government to do this.

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Frank Wolf
@frankwolf· Republican · VA· Oct 3, 2017

if bold action is not taken by the end of the year, I believe a tipping point will be reached and we will see the end of Christianity in Iraq in a few short years

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Frank Wolf
@frankwolf· Republican · VA· Oct 3, 2017

I think you need one person who has the responsibility.

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