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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 30, 2021

I want to thank Congresswoman Jayapal for her leadership on this legislation.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 30, 2021

I am proud to cosponsor Congressman Jayapal's legislation to address many of these issues to Stop Corporate Capture Act.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 30, 2021

Just to be clear so that the record is complete, there are those of us who have reviewed all these materials and believe that the Attorney General testified consistent with everything that is contained in those documents, but that is for…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 30, 2021

I was an original author and sponsor of the Innovation and Modernization Act.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 29, 2021

the labor participation rate has remained depressed, and until we get that participation rate up higher, we are going to have the complaint that we receive, the inability to get workers.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 29, 2021

That is absolutely correct. There have been occasions where we have had--once we got the substitute adopted--in some cases, no amendments and we went to final passage, ultimately, and in other cases, just a handful of amendments. Last…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 29, 2021

Madam President, it would be a very disappointing moment if we would fail to invoke cloture. This bill, from the very beginning, has been completely bipartisan and open to amendments. In the course, as Senator King eloquently remarked, of…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 29, 2021

Mr. President, I rise to express my great disappointment that some of my colleagues have indicated by their vote that they are preventing the adoption of the National Defense Authorization Act, and they claim that more amendments and more…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 29, 2021

I thank the majority leader for his comments and just to elaborate, this represents what the majority leader just pointed out--a few Members on the other side frustrated the entire process and, ironically, frustrated many of their own…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 29, 2021

If you could accelerate that to get the money out, because as you well know, a lot of these moratoriums on eviction are either gone or going, and it would be very helpful to get the money out.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 29, 2021

Can you look at and try to develop the ERA guidelines to emphasize how funds can be appropriately used for homelessness?

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 23, 2021

the Republican Party, this radicalized Republican Party is now changing how elections will be run, where they control state legislatures and how the votes will be counted.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 19, 2021

Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to H.R. 4350 to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 19, 2021

Mr. 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 12:20 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, November 23…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 19, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following dates and times, and that following each…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 19, 2021

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess subject to the call of the Chair. There being no objection, the Senate, at 10:09 a.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 11:25 a.m. when…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Nov 19, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, November 19, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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