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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Oct 31, 2019

No. I actually seek an answer to my first parliamentary inquiry, and you can have your choice which one the Chair wants to answer. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill. The bill was…

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Oct 31, 2019

Under the rules, when a Member of the minority party rises to object to the motion to lay on the table the reconsideration of a resolution, under the rules, whose obligation is it, or at whose discretion is that Member recognized, under…

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Oct 31, 2019

When a Member of the minority rises to object to a motion to lay on the table, the motion to reconsider to lay on the table, whose discretion is it to recognize that standing Member making the objection? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Oct 31, 2019

I seek a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Oct 31, 2019

I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentlemen seek a recorded vote?

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Oct 31, 2019

I make a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman seek a recorded vote?

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Oct 31, 2019

No, Mr. Speaker. I am referencing the piece of business that is in front of the House right now. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman object to the amendments?

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 31, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to Tessa Silverman, a member of my staff, during today's session of the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 31, 2019

Mr. President, I stand here today to mourn the loss of Kay Hagan. Kay was a warm, kind person with a wonderful sense of humor, and she was an inspiring public servant. I feel fortunate to have been her friend and colleague here in the U.S…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Oct 31, 2019

The House impeachment inquiry has discovered a substantial body of evidence that the President of the United States has violated the Constitution by placing his political interests above the interests of the country, thereby putting both…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 31, 2019

Today is a serious day. Last night was an extraordinary night. I rise for the millions of people who live in the Washington metropolitan area to congratulate and to exalt with all of our region on the extraordinary achievement of the…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Oct 31, 2019

We will afford the President all the due process protections that were afforded to his predecessors in a similar situation. That includes the ability to attend hearings, question witnesses, and submit evidence. As recently as Friday, the…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 30, 2019

Mr. President, I rise to sound the alarm on the Trump administration's expected announcement of its withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to reduce global…

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John Sarbanes
@johnsarbanes· Democratic · MD· Oct 29, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Today the House of Representatives will affirm, finally, that we recognize the horrors of the Armenian genocide and are committed to remembering the victims of this crime against humanity. Our moral…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 29, 2019

Madam President, today I wish to discuss this administration's perpetual actions to weaken protections for people with preexisting conditions. Last fall, the administration issued guidance for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Oct 29, 2019

Mr. President, I want to start by thanking our colleague, the Senator from Minnesota, Ms. Smith, for her steadfast support for this group of Federal contract employees who were left behind, and I plan to address my remarks to that subject…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 29, 2019

I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel), the chairman of the committee, for yielding. I thank Mr. Smith for his career-long advocacy of human rights and protecting the most vulnerable, not only in this country but throughout the…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 24, 2019

Mr. President, my heart is heavy today as we mourn the loss of Congressman Elijah Cummings. He was a powerful voice for the people of Baltimore, a champion of justice for our country, and a dear friend to me and so many others. I first met…

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