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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· May 7, 2025

We’re better than this. It just sounds like a sophomore thing to do.

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Deb Fischer
@debfischer· Republican · NE· May 5, 2025

last week, my bill, the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act, or the FACT Act, cleared the Commerce Committee unanimously. Now it will come before us here on the Senate floor for a vote. I stand before you today because the…

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Deb Fischer
@debfischer· Republican · NE· May 5, 2025

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

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Deb Fischer
@debfischer· Republican · NE· May 5, 2025

I move to proceed to H.J. Res. 61. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the joint resolution by title. The senior assistant executive clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to H.J. Res. 61, a joint resolution providing for…

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Deb Fischer
@debfischer· Republican · NE· May 5, 2025

I understand the Senate has received H.J. Res. 61 from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.

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Pete Ricketts
@petericketts· NE· Apr 9, 2025

reserving the right to object, I echo my colleague from Arkansas' comments with regard to TikTok. Let's recall that in communist China, there really isn't such a thing as a private company, as much as ByteDance might want to say it is. The…

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Apr 5, 2025

I think if we get 60 votes in the Senate, they'll put pressure on the House to look at this.

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Apr 5, 2025

The power of tariffs and taxes, and we gave some of that power to the executive branch, which he called a mistake.

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Apr 5, 2025

It's time that Congress restores its authorities here.

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Apr 5, 2025

If you separate, put them under two different commands, then you're gonna create a dysfunctional partnership.

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Apr 5, 2025

He may have the constitutional authority to do it, but does it make it right?

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Apr 5, 2025

I will tell you, Russia and China today are laughing at us because we just fired the absolute best leaders.

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Apr 5, 2025

We learned from that that tariffs and protectionism does not work, and that free trade in the end, as long as it's fair, we want fair trade.

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Apr 5, 2025

the Constitution is clear, the House and the Senate, Congress, has the power of tariffs and taxes.

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Apr 3, 2025

The end bill will be more like the Senate’s numbers

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Pete Ricketts
@petericketts· NE· Apr 2, 2025

I rise today to join my colleagues in talking about the fentanyl crisis that Joe Biden created in our country. Joe Biden had 4 years of open border policies. Millions of people crossed illegally into our country. But on top of that, we saw…

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Mar 26, 2025

Intentionally putting classified info on an unclassified application is the real crime.

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Mar 25, 2025

The White House is in denial that this was not classified or sensitive data. They should just own up to it and preserve credibility.

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