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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Sep 29, 2020

I rise for purposes of expressing my concerns with H.R. 362, H.R. 360, and H.R. 359, in their current forms. Mr. Speaker, I am concerned that, without clarification, these bills risk significantly disrupting how the Federal Government has…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Sep 29, 2020

I am glad to hear that, without any equivocation, Mr. Pallone fully expects DOE to coordinate with DHS, but that only addresses one of my concerns. My other concern is that these bills do not, in any way, shape, or form, detract from or…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Sep 29, 2020

I thank my friend from New Jersey for that information. To be clear, it is your intention that these measures do not affect DHS' authority under PPD-21, PPD-41, Executive Order 13691, and Executive Order 13636?

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Sep 29, 2020

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his cooperation and clarifying these three pieces of legislation.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Sep 29, 2020

I thank Mr. Pallone for addressing my questions. While I still have concerns over these measures, I appreciate his willingness to put into the Record these statements and look forward to working with him to clarify expectations going…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Sep 29, 2020

Would you agree to work with me to communicate to the Senate and the administration that the intention behind these measures is to have the Secretary of Energy coordinate activities with DHS consistent with the existing cybersecurity…

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Michael Guest
@michaelguest· Republican · MS· Sep 29, 2020

I thank you and the men and women that serve underneath you for the service that you provide every day to our country.

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· Sep 22, 2020

reserving the right to object, I am disappointed but can't say I am surprised that the Senators on the other side of the aisle have objected to the SAVE Moms and Babies Act. The Democrats have shown time and again that they would rather…

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· Sep 22, 2020

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 3072 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. I ask unanimous…

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· Sep 22, 2020

in a few moments, I will ask unanimous consent for the Senate to take up and pass legislation I have introduced to protect women from harm and to protect their health. This is such an important issue to me as a Senator, as a woman, and as…

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· Sep 17, 2020

as a former commissioner of agriculture in Mississippi, this is so vital and so important. In Mississippi, agriculture is the No. 1 industry. One in every four jobs is related to agriculture. So this is very vital for my State. With the…

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Michael Guest
@michaelguest· Republican · MS· Sep 17, 2020

No matter your political affiliations in 2001, there were no greater heroes than our first responders who risked their own lives to save their fellow citizens on 9/11. Republicans and Democrats thanked our first responders, while children…

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Trent Kelly
@trentkelly· Republican · MS· Sep 15, 2020

Please accept this personal explanation as I was unavoidably detained due to my presence at the White House for the historic signing of the Abraham Accords between the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. Had I…

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Michael Guest
@michaelguest· Republican · MS· Sep 14, 2020

Today, I rise in support of H.R. 2246, a bill to designate the United States Postal Service facility at 201 West Cherokee Street in Brookhaven, Mississippi, as the Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman James White…

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Roger Wicker
@rogerwicker· Republican · MS· Sep 8, 2020

I take to the floor of the Senate this afternoon to call Senators' attention to the worsening crisis in intercountry adoptions. I must say, it saddens me to have to do this because much of the crisis in foreign adoptions--or intercountry…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Aug 27, 2020

This must stop. We cannot allow disinformation to divide Americans and destroy our democracy.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Aug 27, 2020

I'm grateful to Congress for coming together to appropriate funds we States could use to run our elections in a difficult time.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Aug 27, 2020

No one should be disenfranchised because it is too hard to get to a polling place or because the line is too long.

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