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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Jun 21, 2022

He led a conspiracy to try to overturn a legitimate democratic election.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Jun 17, 2022

Absolutely, I said after the 6th very publicly that there should be an ethics investigation of Cruz and of Hawley and those who were going to deny certification.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Jun 17, 2022

I don`t think you can overstate it. I think Judge Luttig said that still presents a clear and present danger.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Jun 17, 2022

Yes, it`s kind of crazy. During the last hearing, they had vice president, former Vice President Gore, and he did very quickly, he said, well, if you`re choosing between your own ambition and the Constitution and democracy, it`s not really…

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jun 17, 2022

I remember distinctively seeing the look of fear in all of the congressional leaders. I remember, you know, what McCarthy`s face look like, what Mitch McConnell`s face look like. I remember Scalise`s face. These were people who understood…

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jun 17, 2022

Yes, Mehdi, it`s not only insane but dangerous.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jun 17, 2022

They need to be. And you know, the fact that the January 6 Committee is thinking about calling her in to be interviewed, it`s the start the seriousness and the danger that Miss Thompson poses to our democracy and our Republic cannot be…

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jun 17, 2022

It does. We also haven`t gotten to the bottom of the pipe bombs that were there.

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Angie Craig
@angiecraig· Democratic · MN· Jun 16, 2022

Mr. Speaker, Americans across the country are justifiably frustrated by the higher prices they are experiencing at the pump, in the grocery store, and across the board. Right now, working families in every district across this country are…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-16
Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2022

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material on the subject of this Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2022

Madam Speaker, we are on the brink of a hunger crisis, both here in the United States and around the globe. Right now, more than 38 million people, including 12 million children, are food insecure in the United States. Food prices are…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2022

Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman for his remarks. The chairman is right that when we invest in our children, who are assets to our future, it pays dividends. It is important that we recognize that it shouldn't be a partisan issue to…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2022

Madam Speaker, I thank Representative Pressley for her remarks. Madam Speaker, I want for us to zoom out a little bit when we think about the kind of poverty that exists in our country. There are 37.2 million Americans who live in poverty…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
Pete Stauber
@petestauber· Republican · MN· Jun 15, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate and honor the life of Renee Van Nett from Duluth, Minnesota, who bravely battled her diagnosis of terminal cancer and recently passed away. Renee was well-known and well-loved across the northland…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
Pete Stauber
@petestauber· Republican · MN· Jun 15, 2022

Madam Speaker, the vote closed prior to me being able to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 270. members recorded pursuant to house resolution 8, 117th congress Amodei (Balderson) Brooks (Weber (TX))…

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), who also chairs the Caucus on Hunger. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend from Minnesota, Congresswoman Omar, for leading this Special Order hour, at…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2022

I just want to associate myself with Chair Murray in urging my colleagues to support the funding that we need so that our COVID response can continue.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2022

I want to just acknowledge that Senator Kaine has a bill which I co-sponsor, the Improving Data in Public Health.

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