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Pat Fallon
@patfallon· Republican · TX· Sep 24, 2024

Do you realize there is a state called California? It is in the Pacific. It is just south of Oregon.

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Roger Williams
@rogerwilliams· Republican · TX· Sep 24, 2024

people with disabilities are very entrepreneurial and can add value to many businesses.

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Sep 24, 2024

Last night, the House Committee on Rules met to report House Resolution 1486, providing for the consideration of four pieces of legislation. First, the rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 1469, condemning the Biden-Harris…

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Sep 23, 2024

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I do rise today in support of S. 2228, the Building Chips in America Act. Last week, Members of the Texas delegation sent a letter to our leadership requesting that we prioritize this…

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Sep 23, 2024

as most people know, the majority leader is the only one who can schedule action on legislation on the floor of the U.S. Senate. None of the 99 other Senators can make that happen, which means that the lack of productivity on some very…

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Sep 23, 2024

I thank Dr. Bucshon from Indiana for yielding me the time on such an important reauthorization that we are undertaking today. Mr. Speaker, 2018 was the last authorization for sickle cell research. Prior to that, it had been part of the…

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Al Green
@algreen· Democratic · TX· Sep 20, 2024

And still I rise. And still I rise today, and I stand alone. I stand alone, Mr. Speaker, because sometimes it is better to stand alone than not stand at all. I stand today, mindful of the words of the great Voltaire, the great intellectual…

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Pete Sessions
@petesessions· Republican · TX· Sep 20, 2024

Today, I rise to honor Judge Julie Kocurek, who is the 390th State District judge in Austin, Texas. In 2015, the judge survived an assassination attempt by a criminal defendant seeking revenge for a decision she made in his case. Judge…

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Beth Van Duyne
@bethvanduyne· Republican · TX· Sep 19, 2024

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today to address the ongoing and deadly border disaster that every week continues to take the lives and livelihoods of American citizens all over our country. Border czar Kamala Harris has failed…

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Al Green
@algreen· Democratic · TX· Sep 19, 2024

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Still I rise, and I rise today in strong opposition to this legislation. On the subject of climate change, acknowledging the dangers posed by climate change benefits corporate America, as climate…

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Brian Babin
@brianbabin· Republican · TX· Sep 19, 2024

I thank my fellow co-chair, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Biggs) for sponsoring this Special Order hour with me. Madam Speaker, I rise to introduce tonight's Special Order. We are going to be discussing Kamala Harris' tenure and her…

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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
@sylviarodriguezgarcia· Democratic · TX· Sep 19, 2024

This bill is just another extreme MAGA political stunt to undermine the safety and soundness of our banks and financial system. Rather than focus on economic growth, it pushes extremist policies, stripping away critical environmental…

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Jodey Arrington
@jodeyarrington· Republican · TX· Sep 19, 2024

If those cities want the hard-earned tax dollars of our citizens, they need to respect our laws, our sovereignty, and the safety of the American people. Mr. Chair, there are fewer things more despairing than having to pass laws to enforce…

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Lloyd Doggett
@lloyddoggett· Democratic · TX· Sep 18, 2024

This bill wrongfully seeks to codify Trump's one-state solution. Strangely, Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas completely agree on one subject, they want from the river to the sea. The only question is: Who gets to control and subjugates the…

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Joaquin Castro
@joaquincastro· Democratic · TX· Sep 18, 2024

Overclassification undermines critical democratic objectives, such as increasing transparency to promote an informed citizenry and greater accountability.

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Sep 18, 2024

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the reason we are here is because the average family of four is paying over $17,000 more per year thanks to the policies of the Biden-Harris administration and their allies in Congress. In…

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Chip Roy
@chiproy· Republican · TX· Sep 18, 2024

I would like to say a word to my friends on this side of the aisle. One year ago, 21 of my conservative colleagues opposed a continuing resolution that would have cut nondefense, nonveteran, and non-Homeland Security spending by 30 percent…

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