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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Apr 6, 2022

I am sorry? Mr. McCARTHY. I was going to tell Mr. Speaker if the House is not in order, and you need to listen to staff, I can pause.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Apr 6, 2022

No, I don't yield for that purpose, which is an extraneous and irrelevant distraction from the resolution. All time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland does not yield; therefore…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Apr 6, 2022

I want to underscore first the point that was just made by Ms. Cheney. The distinguished ranking member of the House Administration Committee was appointed to this committee, or the appointment was accepted by Speaker Pelosi, but it was…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Apr 6, 2022

I do want to thank my friend from Pennsylvania. Sometimes when I hear him in the committee, I think about another great Republican who served in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, Thaddeus Stevens. But today, my friend let me…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Apr 6, 2022

I wanted to go back to something else that the minority leader said in echo of the minority floor leader's points. They cling to the suggestion that there is no valid legislative purpose being conducted by the January 6th Select Committee…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Apr 6, 2022

More than 800 Americans have come to testify before our committee, the minority leader should be notified before he leaves the Chamber. Four of them have categorically refused and blown off the subpoenas of the U.S. House of…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Apr 6, 2022

This is not a partisan investigation. We were created under House Resolution 503 after, I am afraid, the gentleman and his colleagues voted to thwart a totally bipartisan, independent outside commission made up of five Democrats and five…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Apr 6, 2022

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1023 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1023 Resolved, That if House Report 117-284 is called up by direction of…

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Apr 5, 2022

I rise with concern about some of the wording in the preamble. I think this is the reason why we should actually go through the normal process, not a suspension process for something as critical as this resolution. Clearly, I have no…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2022

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 5681, which was received by the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2022

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2022

Madam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:22 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, April 6…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2022

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2022

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2022

Madam President, I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4008) to…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2022

Madam President, later this week, the full Senate will take up and vote on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Over the last several weeks, the Congress and…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2022

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Hassan). Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2022

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 277, S. 2123. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

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