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Shri Thanedar
@shrithanedar· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

The uncertainty created by the right-wing Republicans hearkens back to the 2019 shutdown that left Coast Guard members working without pay for weeks.

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Hillary Scholten
@hillaryscholten· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

It feels like a problem that we continue to throw more and more money at without really solving the problem.

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Hillary Scholten
@hillaryscholten· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

Water is a way of life in west Michigan and not only for providing recreation.

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Sep 27, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

I care about 300,000 families, the 20,000 veterans, who, after Sunday, could face eviction from their homes; rare diseases and cancer patients whose experimental trials will be delayed for months; and I care about our seniors, unable to…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

Looming government shutdown, FEMA is rationing disaster aid funds

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

In my district, 56,000. Do you know what that is? That is the number of children that will lose their childcare spot.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

But here we are, though, doing the bidding of a twice-impeached, indicted former President instead of working for the people of our country.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

That is the number of Active-Duty/Reserve men and women serving our Nation's Armed Forces in Kentucky who are going to be forced to go without pay because of the shutdown.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

They stood in line at food banks, pulled their children from childcare, were unable to put gas in their cars, and begged creditors for grace.

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

Many of you know that my husband was the person that wrote the original NEPA Act, and it was really important to him.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

I think we can safely say that this inquiry would fail that neutrality test.

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Lisa McClain
@lisamcclain· Republican · MI· Sep 27, 2023

One, while Joe Biden is touting anti-corruption efforts in Romania, Hunter Biden is employed by a corrupt Romanian oligarch.

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Sep 27, 2023

I wish the gentleman hadn't necessarily yielded back his time because I would have loved to have a little bit of a colloquy on this. I fully understand the USCIS is a fee-based institution. It takes in those fees. In addition to the $600…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

This is not how the United States of America should treat its own employees.

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

NEPA is the strongest tool our communities have in protecting themselves and their environment.

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Lisa McClain
@lisamcclain· Republican · MI· Sep 27, 2023

I am amazed at--and I love the fact that Trump lives rent free in the Democrats' heads every day.

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Sep 27, 2023

I really do want to work with my colleagues because we have to have some change. But I don't think corporations should just be able to do what they want. I think it needs to be a balanced system.

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