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Katie Porter
@katieporter· Democratic · CA· Dec 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, getting Congress to enact widespread campaign finance reform feels as likely as getting snow in Orange County this Christmas. However, it shouldn't take a once-in-a-century holiday miracle to get Washington to stop political…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-08
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Dec 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, the Subcommittee on Readiness continues its works to ensure that our bases and our personnel are prepared for anything, from climate change to floods, fires, housing, and the like. Mr. Speaker, as I look at you there on the…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-08
Barbara Lee
@barbaralee· Democratic · CA· Dec 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank this body for full support of, of course, H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act. I was so proud to support this bill. I thank my good friend and colleague Chairman Nadler for his leadership and David…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-08
Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· Dec 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, this NDAA moves us forward in reforming the military justice system. We took sexual assault out of the chain of command last year in the NDAA. This year, we take sexual harassment out of the chain, and we require trained…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-08
Brad Sherman
@bradsherman· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

I look forward to next year when I am sure the then-Majority will have Mr. Gensler here.

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Julia Brownley
@juliabrownley· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

Mr. Speaker, this summer the Supreme Court issued the Dobbs decision, a direct assault on the right to safe and legal abortion. In a disturbing concurrence to an already dangerous decision, Justice Clarence Thomas attacked Obergefell v…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-07
Tom McClintock
@tommcclintock· Republican · CA· Dec 7, 2022

This hearing is absolutely astonishing to me. Your star Witness is a pathetic grifter, a documented liar...

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Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

The Respect for Marriage Act takes key steps to uphold marriage equality under federal law. This is what we're celebrating. Tearing down the Defense of Marriage Act, taking it off the books for good.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

The Constitution, and the American people for that matter, have entrusted this body to make the laws necessary to preserve the national well-being.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

Will Mr. Jordan denounce President Trump's termination of the Constitution?

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

I think it's in the best interests of the country. I think it's in the best interests of the Court where I spent 20 years.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

I will wait to see if the Ranking Member endorses Donald Trump's call to terminate the Constitution.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

Does he stand with Kanye and his hatred of Jews and love for Adolf Hitler, or will he denounce it?

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

We enact the will of the people through voting, not through violence.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

I, and I believe most of my colleagues have denounced any threats of violence that have been made to any judges, to any public officials.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

I hope you will be moved to stand up, do your constitutional duty, and do what we must do to keep our Nation healthy and strong, not only in the short term but for the next 250 years.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

A Nation whose highest court was secretly and successfully infiltrated for over two decades by activists wining and dining their way to the legal outcomes they want is not the hallmark of a healthy Nation or a healthy democracy.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Dec 7, 2022

Ethics is not a partisan issue. America is losing faith in an institution whose credibility is its currency--and for good reason.

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