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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 28, 2022

Justice Thomas laid out a roadmap in his opinion that everything`s on the line, not just abortion, but contraception, same sex marriage, that`s why the House passed the bill under Nancy Pelosi`s leadership, and now it is over in the senate.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 28, 2022

But I don`t think that can be used as a reason to not support gay marriage and enshrine something into law that so clearly so many people depend on.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 28, 2022

And now, our party is standing up and saying, no, you don`t. We are on this side of the consumers here.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 28, 2022

Okay, Mehdi, they may not know the names of these bills, but they know when you have their backs. And what`s happening right now, thanks to Chuck Schumer`s leadership and patience, and really all the Democrats who have come together, is…

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Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, or SPR, is an important national security tool and safety net for this country. The United States has already been improperly depleting the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under this administration…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I just have to say that the calls for working together ring hollow to me because working together should be happening in markup. Working together should be happening in committee…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague from the Rules Committee that, as I mentioned before, many of the Republicans plan on supporting the telehealth bill, although I think we missed the opportunity to have Republican input and…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would just like to mention that finding middle ground actually starts with allowing the minority input into bills, whether that be in committee or offering amendments…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to immediately consider H.R. 8488, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank the Representative from California and my colleague on the Rules Committee for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Today, we are here to discuss the rule providing for…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I have to just mention again, because I am confused, and I want it stated very clearly what I have said repeatedly. There are many Republicans who will be supporting the telehealth…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I do continue to be disappointed in my colleagues. It is possible that they are really this out of touch. The typical family is now spending almost $500 per month. Across the…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 218, nays 207, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 395] YEAS--218 Adams…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 27, 2022

Madam President, I rise in support of the Right to Contraception Act. Thirty-three days ago, the Supreme Court issued a rule shredding nearly five decades of precedent protecting a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions. Now…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-27
Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 26, 2022

Mr. President, I rise today to address my colleagues on the topic of competition policy, just as I did last week, and I will continue to do until we take action. Now, I want to start out speaking briefly about one part of competition…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-26
Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 21, 2022

Mr. President, thank you so much. I join my colleagues. Thank you, Senator Wyden, for your on-point remarks and, of course, Senator Murray, for her incredible leadership, not only of the committee but on taking this issue on and making…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-21
Dean Phillips
@deanphillips· Democratic · MN· Jul 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, according to an analysis by Issue One, House Members running for reelection this year raised $207 million over the past three months, an average of $3,400 per Member, per day. Back in Minnesota, people ask me all the time…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-21