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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 26, 2023

Mr. President, today I rise to recognize the 50th anniversary of the Mexican Fiesta in Milwaukee. I am proud to honor this tradition that showcases the rich cultural history of the Hispanic community in Wisconsin. What began as a small…

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 26, 2023

Mr. President, today I rise to honor posthumously half- brothers Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson from New Richmond, WI, who both made the ultimate sacrifice for our great Nation during World War II. A week before the…

Congressional Record · 2023-07-26
Tom Tiffany
@tomtiffany· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

I hope this isn't a case of another cabinet secretary who, at a minimum, is misleading, perhaps lying to the American people.

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Gwen Moore
@gwenmoore· Democratic · WI· Jul 26, 2023

The request for $80 million to add to the IRS, this is a perfect reason why we ought to do it.

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Derrick Van Orden
@derrickvanorden· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

Mr. Speaker, this week the House will consider the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. As a former Navy SEAL and combat veteran, I am proud to support this legislation. It delivers on our…

Congressional Record · 2023-07-26
Gwen Moore
@gwenmoore· Democratic · WI· Jul 26, 2023

When you spend this much money in the middle of a pandemic and you must push the money out very fast, the fraudsters just show up.

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

Mr. Speaker, we have a few issues that ought to be debated on the floor and brought to the attention of the news media to help them with articles that would educate the American public a little bit on issues of importance. I haven't spoken…

Congressional Record · 2023-07-26
Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

This is no longer a republican issue, and I'm almost surprised in many ways that republicans pitch permitting reform, as it should be coming from the other side.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

Don't expect the federal government to come in and you know, bail you out.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

This is an apolitical science based issue, and we are using the process as a rhetorical tool to stop the projects that you don't like.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

It seems to me that the overall question we ought to be asking is with limited resources, and we have limited resources, what's the best way to spend them?

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

This is an apolitical science based issue, and we are using the process as a rhetorical tool to stop the projects that you don't like.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

If it's going to be spent to mitigate climate change, I would argue it's probably going to be misspent because I don't think there's anything we can really do to hold back the tides.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

Don't expect the federal government to come in and you know, bail you out.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

If it's going to be spent to mitigate climate change, I would argue it's probably going to be misspent because I don't think there's anything we can really do to hold back the tides.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

This is no longer a republican issue, and I'm almost surprised in many ways that republicans pitch permitting reform, as it should be coming from the other side.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

So that is a huge vulnerability, I guess what I'm arguing with limited resources, I would much rather see us spend $60 to $90 billion to purchase those now, put those in place offline in case you have one of those high catastrophic events…

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 26, 2023

It seems to me that the overall question we ought to be asking is with limited resources, and we have limited resources, what's the best way to spend them?

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