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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Nov 21, 2024

American civil society and the not-for- profit sector must be protected against political censorship and government vendetta. To get America to bite on this toxic sandwich, they have tucked the rotten unconstitutional meat in with language…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Nov 21, 2024

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I had a law professor who once asked the class: What are the two most beautiful words in the English language? He said due process. I thought the answer might be…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 21, 2024

Madam President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 21, 2024

Madam President, I am pleased to join the Maryland delegation in introducing legislation to honor Supreme Court Justice and civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall. Today, we seek to honor the legacy of a great Marylander who had a tremendous…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to S.J. Res. 117, the motion to proceed. And I rise as the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to relate to our colleagues why I am against this resolution and how we got to this vote. This…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Madam President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Madam President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Madam President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Madam President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Madam President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Madam President, in opposition to the resolution, quite frankly, I am perplexed with this one because, as the sponsor indicated, we are talking about the guidance system on munitions, which makes it precise, and despite what the sponsor of…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Madam President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Madam President, I rise in support of the joint resolutions of disapproval that the Senate is considering today on the sales of certain offensive weapons to the Netanyahu government. To be clear, I do not support an arms embargo on Israel…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Madam President, over the past year, we have used our voices and influence to press for the protection of civilians in Gaza, for access to vital humanitarian assistance, to bring home the hostages, and to end this conflict. We all know…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

Madam President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 20, 2024

In opposition to the resolution, let me just cite the views that we received from the administration, which we urge you to oppose the resolutions which will prolong the wars, not shorten them, put Israel at risk and inject wind into the…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 19, 2024

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 13, 2024

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

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