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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 2, 2021

I can't see being 38 years old, let alone 40 years old, or 50 years old, working under the hot sun and then finding out that I have to work longer than the 8 hours a day, or longer than 40 hours a week and am not protected by overtime.

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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 2, 2021

Well I'm just seething with anger at Mr. DeCamp's testimony which seems to reject any racial motivations for excluding farm workers from the FLSA in 1938.

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Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· May 2, 2021

The U.S. Government is the biggest consumer in the world, spending a record of $228 billion alone in Fiscal Year 2020.

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Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· May 2, 2021

This was awarded during the final days of the Trump administration, and it smacks of abuse.

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Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· May 2, 2021

It is offensive to the families who lose their children because of either dereliction of duty or gross negligence.

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Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· May 2, 2021

I agree with you, we can no longer use the term 'mishap.'

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Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· May 2, 2021

The Feres Doctrine is not law. It is a Supreme Court decision on which we have relied on.

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Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· May 2, 2021

Larger contracts often enjoy an unfair advantage over smaller ones, and many have mastered manipulation of safety systems meant to prevent misconduct and abuse.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2021

ahem, perhaps you should have voted for it if you wanted to take credit for it and try to convince your constituents they’re getting it because of you. They’re getting it despite your best efforts.

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Ted Lieu
@tedlieu· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2021

Like all Americans, Congressman Matt Gaetz is entitled to the presumption of innocence. But he is not entitled to sit on the House Judiciary Committee. That is an honor and a privilege.

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Ted Lieu
@tedlieu· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2021

I believe every Republican member of Congress should be asked why they still support having Matt Gaetz on the House Judiciary Committee.

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Ted Lieu
@tedlieu· Democratic · CA· Apr 30, 2021

If the allegations are true, and Representative Gaetz did in fact, either pay for sex with a minor or entice a minor for sex, under federal law, that is a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Apr 29, 2021

And if you believe that the principal Donald Trump is okay with this and his Justice Department is going to look the other way, well, why not continue to engage with the Ukrainians and the Russians to smear and clear an ambassador who is…

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Apr 29, 2021

Well, thank you, Lawrence. The shock is just beginning to wear off that Rudy Giuliani would be served a search warrant related to his work for Donald Trump.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Apr 29, 2021

Giuliani was there pursuing business interest but also pursuing this smear against the Biden's to try and help his client, the president of the United States.

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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Apr 29, 2021

I think that would be a very worthy project for the Congress, in a bipartisan way.

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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Apr 29, 2021

I wonder if any of the panelists have followed the bipartisan effort that Senator Schumer, Senator Young, Representative Gallagher, and I [have undertaken] with the Endless Frontiers Act.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Apr 29, 2021

if he was doing work for them, at the same time, he was doing work for the President and not registering as an agent of a foreign power, then that could put him in really serious legal trouble.

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