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Jim Baird
@jimbaird· Republican · MO· Jan 9, 2020

I have just got a couple of words I would like to remind this body about. I have heard a lot of talk about patriotism, and I gave this arm in Vietnam. I have got a lot of good friends whose names are on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall…

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Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Jan 7, 2020

Mr. President, Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, was killed by U.S. forces last week. That has already been well discussed and well understood. The failing regime in Iran has done everything it could, between his death and…

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jan 6, 2020

Mr. President, it has been 19 days today--19 days--since the House of Representatives impeached the President of the United States. It has been 19 days since we were told that it was urgent that President Trump be impeached and removed…

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Ann Wagner
@annwagner· Republican · MO· Dec 19, 2019

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the USMCA trade agreement. For months, partisan politics and the Democrats' impeachment charade have prevented us from finalizing this…

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Jim Baird
@jimbaird· Republican · MO· Dec 19, 2019

For several months now, I have been very vocal about the importance of passing the USMCA for Indiana. I have heard from constituents about their desire to get this deal done. I have also encouraged my colleagues to push for a vote. So I…

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Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Dec 18, 2019

This is very important. We shouldn't be surprised. Democrats have introduced Articles of Impeachment against five out of our last six Republican Presidents. They are the party of impeachment. The Democrats are the party of impeachment. The…

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Jason Smith
@jasonsmith· Republican · MO· Dec 18, 2019

I come from a State that raises corn and cotton, cockleburs and Democrats. Your frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from the Show Me State. You have to show me. The only thing that you all have shown so far is that…

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Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Dec 18, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that with respect to the McFarland nomination, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING…

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Jim Baird
@jimbaird· Republican · MO· Dec 18, 2019

The totality of this process is just another reminder that my colleagues across the aisle are more focused on politics than policy. The American people deserve better. Our Republic deserves better. The brave men and women of our military…

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Jim Baird
@jimbaird· Republican · MO· Dec 18, 2019

Today marks a sad day for America. Instead of getting to work to solve the issues of our time, the House Democrats have decided to try to discredit President Trump and undo the results of the 2016 election. The facts here are clear. The…

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Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Dec 17, 2019

Madam President, I am glad to finally be here today, talking about the final conclusions we have reached on the appropriations bill generally but, specifically, the Labor and Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bill. We…

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Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Dec 11, 2019

Mr. President, on Monday I spoke at the annual meeting of the Missouri Farm Bureau, and, in our State, as in, frankly, almost every other State, the No. 1 economic activity in terms of value produced is agriculture. Where we live in the…

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Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Dec 11, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Leighton Grant, who is the military fellow in our office and has been this last year, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

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Jim Baird
@jimbaird· Republican · MO· Dec 11, 2019

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 60,000 direct and indirect jobs that the medical device industry brings to my home State. The last 4 years, Congress has worked together to continually…

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Jim Baird
@jimbaird· Republican · MO· Dec 10, 2019

I thank the gentleman for the opportunity to express my thoughts about the rising trend in socialism. We have seen the effects of socialism, and you need not look very far to see the disastrous results that socialism has brought to…

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Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Dec 3, 2019

Madam President, a lot of things have been said today, and some things will be repeated, but as I sit here, it occurs to me that the mark of a truly great legislator and a great friend is how many people have an individual story about…

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Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Nov 20, 2019

Mr. President, first of all, let me say that I totally agree with my friend from Montana on the importance of, after a year of deliberation--or maybe ``deliberation'' is too strong a word--more than a year since all three countries agreed…

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Emanuel Cleaver
@emanuelcleaver· Democratic · MO· Nov 20, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for her work in this area, which is desperately needed. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on today's Transgender Day of Remembrance. For 20 years, November 20 has marked a solemn day in the LGBTQ-plus community…

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