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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Feb 13, 2023

the company owns its own policies and ought to be accountable for them.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Feb 13, 2023

I would be prepared to make a bet that if we took a vote on a plain Section 230 repeal, it would clear this Committee with virtually every vote.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Feb 13, 2023

Nobody knows better than Dick Blumenthal the tragedy of the families of Sandy Hook and the lies that were told about what took place that day.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Feb 9, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Pete Reed, an alum of the Community College of Rhode Island and former U.S. Marine who was killed while on a humanitarian mission delivering aid to evacuees in Bakhmut, a besieged city in the Donetsk…

Congressional Record · 2023-02-09
Seth Magaziner
@sethmagaziner· Democratic · RI· Feb 9, 2023

Mr. Speaker, February 20th will mark the 20th anniversary of a tragic fire at the Station Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, that took the lives of 100 people and injured hundreds of others. That horrific fire ripped a hole in our…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Feb 9, 2023

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following the 11 a.m. vote today, the Senate recess until 1 p.m. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Feb 9, 2023

Mr. President, I rise today with my colleague Senator Whitehouse to pay tribute to a legendary police officer, Vincent Vespia, Jr., whose distinguished career in Rhode Island law enforcement spanned 57 years, from a young State trooper, to…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Feb 9, 2023

Madam President, I have 15 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Feb 9, 2023

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the following to be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: United States Senate Committee on Armed Services Rules of…

Congressional Record · 2023-02-09
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Feb 9, 2023

Mr. President, I am delighted to join my senior Senator to honor our common friend, Vincent Vespia, who was lately the chief of the South Kingstown, RI, police department. He passed away on January 24, 2023, surrounded by his wife…

Congressional Record · 2023-02-09
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Feb 9, 2023

Mr. President, rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate requires each committee to adopt rules to govern the procedure of the committee and to publish those rules in the Congressional Record not later than March 1 of the…

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Seth Magaziner
@sethmagaziner· Democratic · RI· Jan 31, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my first general remarks on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, and I would like to start by thanking my predecessor, Jim Langevin, for his 22 years of distinguished service…

Congressional Record · 2023-01-31
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 31, 2023

So, yes, there is a crisis at the border. It is not the one that the Republican leadership is shouting about.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 31, 2023

We are not going to begin the hearing with the Pledge of Allegiance?

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 31, 2023

Most concerning is that the bill effectively expands the policy that's of Title 42 without any exceptions for those with bona fide asylum claims, unaccompanied children, victims of torture, victims of trafficking.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 31, 2023

Let's stop demonizing the immigrant who comes and asks for help.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 31, 2023

We urge you to vote against H.R. 29, as well as any subsequent legislative proposals that would unjustly deprive vulnerable peoples the legal right to seek humanitarian protection in the United States.

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