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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Apr 26, 2023

Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the RECORDS on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Apr 26, 2023

Madam President, I am joined by Senator Van Hollen in introducing the Consumer Credit Control Act, which gives consumers greater control over when and how their consumer reports are shared by consumer reporting agencies. Our current…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 26, 2023

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort His Excellency…

Congressional Record · 2023-04-26
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Apr 26, 2023

It also might trigger some of the tax incentives that are built in now for home energy efficiencies, which would be sort of a double benefit.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 26, 2023

And to quote you the cause of climate change is rising energy consumption using fossil fuels; correct?

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

I rise in opposition to H.R. 1690 and associate myself with the remarks of Mr. Connolly.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

It's pretty basic economics that negative externalities belong in the price, and therefore are a subsidy.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

I am fearful that if we were to pass 1690 as it is drafted, it would not only really violate that long tradition of America being a place that welcomes people who are seeking asylum.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

If you care about crime, you would care about gun violence.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

The things I can control or the things that the United States can control are its emissions.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

It would put migrants in an uncertain dangerous situation as Mr. Cicilline said and would transfer our responsibilities to countries that have minimal resources.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

Because it ignores the fundamental reality that our country has been made stronger, more vibrant, more dynamic, more powerful because of the arrival of immigrants, and refugees, and asylum seekers.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

you know what the problem with crime in America is? Gun violence.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

Democrats have put forth a range of solutions to prevent gun violence, to support law enforcement, and to solve crimes.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

the right to asylum is fundamentally under threat in the United States, which is a sad thing to say, given this Nation's history.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

So, Director, the ATF issued a rule on so-called stabilizing braces recently because it was clear that many of the items being manufactured and sold as stabilizing braces were really just being used to try to get around the National…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 25, 2023

The idea that we would stop asylum and we somehow have compared it to overflowing bathtubs.

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