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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Jan 24, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the historic achievements of Ron Klain, one of the best chiefs of staff in modern American history. Ron Klain helped craft the American Rescue Plan, finally prioritizing working families and the…

Congressional Record · 2023-01-24
Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Jan 24, 2023

Throughout this journey of vengeance, the three of us have chosen to stick together, because this isn't about any individual committee assignment. This is about an institution, where the Speaker of the House, is using his power, to go…

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Kevin McCarthy
@kevinmccarthy· Republican · CA· Jan 23, 2023

This is not anything political. This is not similar to what the Democrats did. But integrity matters. And they have failed, in that place, from Adam Schiff, using a position, of the Intel Chair, lying to the American public, again and…

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Kevin McCarthy
@kevinmccarthy· Republican · CA· Jan 23, 2023

It's not his job to remove him because the people of New York in his district elected him.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

Well, sadly, it's going to do damage, to the Committee, to have him use it as this kind of political play thing.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

I think it does show that there are Republicans, who understand this is very ill-considered, it's just going to damage the institution.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

If Kevin McCarthy thinks this is going to stop me from doing my job, protecting our democracy? He's going to soon learn that he's only going to make me fight harder.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

The precedent that was set, in the last Congress, was if members of Congress incite violence, against other members of Congress, they shouldn't be serving on committees.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

I'm more determined than ever, to hold him accountable, and to do what I can, to protect our democracy.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

His upset is over the fact that we investigated, and impeached, Donald Trump, over his withholding of hundreds of millions of dollars, from Ukraine, in its war with Russia, in order to extort that country, into helping his campaign.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

This is Kevin McCarthy, responding to the demands, of the most extreme elements, of his Conference, the Marjorie Taylor Greenes, the Paul Gosars, and responding to the wishes, of his boss, down in Mar-a-Lago.

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Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

Madam President, I rise today to introduce the West Coast Ocean Protection Act, legislation that would prohibit new oil or natural gas leases in federal waters off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. I am pleased to be joined…

Congressional Record · 2023-01-23
Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

Madam President, I rise today to introduce the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act, which would establish a new Federal grant program to increase capacity for comprehensive supportive services paired with housing as a…

Congressional Record · 2023-01-23
Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

Madam President, I rise to speak in support of the Community Wildfire Protection Act, bipartisan legislation that Senator Daines and I are reintroducing today. This bill would ensure that those communities that are deemed to be under the…

Congressional Record · 2023-01-23
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2023

Federal government needs to do its job. But let's call it out: You have one party that are obstructionists. I am damn sick and tired of this stuff. I'm sick of this. I don't want to ever see this again.

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