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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 15, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. On Monday, the House will meet at 12 p.m. for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House will meet at 10 a.m. for…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 15, 2019

I would say that is not accurate. But having said that, we hope we can move forward. But to absolve the United States Senate, led by Republicans, have a majority of Republicans controlling the Senate Committee on Appropriations and…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 15, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I just make one additional comment. It is ironic that the minority whip, Madam Speaker, addresses such great concern about funding the Armed Forces of the United States. We passed a bill at a figure that…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 15, 2019

I am advising all Members to ensure that their schedules accommodate sessions between the 16th and the 20th of December, which was originally, as the gentleman points out, not scheduled. But that was on the thought that we would rationally…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 15, 2019

The gentleman talks about a bipartisan agreement. He does not talk about the stark fact that the House did its job. We passed bills. We passed 96 percent of the funding of the government. The Senate, led by Republicans, prior to the end of…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 15, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I would advise all Members on both sides of the aisle not to schedule any business outside of Washington, D.C., between the 16th and the 20th of next month. And I will advise them further…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 14, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, by the way, Mr. McHenry is my friend. He and I have a good working relationship, and I appreciate that friendship. I regret that he is opposing this bill. I know there was an attempt to…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 14, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman. It takes care of the challenge that we had when there was no quorum, and the fact that we had no quorum was all about politics. Don't make this about politics as well. An estimate of 80,000 jobs, $150 billion lost…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 14, 2019

I thank the chairwoman for yielding. And I thank Mr. McHenry for his work on the committee. Mr. Chair, I say to Mr. McHenry: There is still time to get well. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of this legislation. I have been the majority…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 14, 2019

We are involved in a very serious process to determine whether the President of the United States has committed high crimes and misdemeanors. The Constitution provides for the removal of high officials who violate their oath of office, who…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 14, 2019

Madam President, on November 13, the House Judiciary Committee took up a very similar resolution, H.J. Res. 79 by Representative Jackie Speier, and it has now been reported out favorably. So we now have moving through the House of…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 14, 2019

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Hyde-Smith). Without objection, it is so ordered. Equal Rights Amendment

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 14, 2019

``Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.'' Most Americans believe that the Equal Rights Amendment is part of our Constitution today, but it is not. Supreme…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Nov 13, 2019

Mr. President, I rise to object to the nomination of Chad Wolf to serve as DHS Undersecretary of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. This nomination is yet another example of the Trump administration's chaotic and inhumane approach…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Nov 13, 2019

I am proud to have served as the lead Democratic cosponsor of this bill introduced by my friend from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), H.R. 1663, the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2019. The Federal Bar Association…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Nov 13, 2019

I want to thank Mr. Chabot for his excellent work on this legislation, and I want to thank Mr. Collins for his thoughtful intervention. Mr. Speaker, this bill was advanced to allow the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association the…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Nov 13, 2019

I want to thank the distinguished and always eloquent gentleman from Georgia for his comments on a number of interesting things. One is the question of bipartisanship and us working together, and I think the gentleman correctly invites us…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Nov 13, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman, who is a great champion for the people of Washington, D.C., and I could not agree more with her sentiments about efforts being made in the Senate to relocate agencies central to the operation of the national…

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