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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 11, 2021

I just want to make a quick point here if it's okay? I do think that people should understand that consumers have not turned away from journalism.

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Mar 11, 2021

China is using American taxpayers' dollars to fund its military and economic modernization.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Mar 10, 2021

I don't need a sheet of paper to express my words here today. I rise in objection to this bill, because this bill is being passed on the backs of 500,000 plus of our fellow American citizens' deaths, under the guise that you are passing a…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 10, 2021

Equally important is Congress' responsibility to examine how drug laws contribute to increased law enforcement interventions, unnecessary incarcerations, when public health alternatives are often much more appropriate.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 10, 2021

In 2015, a white supremacist with a criminal record was allowed to purchase a gun which he used to kill nine parishioners at Mother Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina. That shooter, who was prohibited under Federal law from owning a gun…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 10, 2021

People often wonder: Does government understand what is happening in my life and the family's life? Despite the arguments of our Republican colleagues that the pandemic has passed, that the economy is fine, and that no relief is warranted…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 10, 2021

Through various research trials, evidence has shown that medication-assisted treatment is an effective treatment for opioid addiction.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 10, 2021

The War on Drugs we know has led to the overcriminalization of Americans, with communities of color experiencing oversurveillance leading to increased arrests and disproportionately harsh sentences.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 10, 2021

With the American Rescue Plan, Congress just passed the most significant child poverty reduction policy in a generation.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 9, 2021

We are now trying to rebuild. But I think a lot of things got burned in those years.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 9, 2021

I will just say another kind word about direct air capture, which I think is a great opportunity for us.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 9, 2021

I thought the industry saw the cliff that coal went off of and that oil was headed for.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 9, 2021

Well, I will try to work on that and build back better, because we are going to be doing a lot of building as a result of that bill.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 9, 2021

I have been in the way that the natural gas industry conducted itself recently with regard to methane leakage.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 9, 2021

I think that carbon capture has a very important role in our climate solutions.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 5, 2021

for 1 minute. Madam President, knowing how much my colleagues on the other side love unelected bureaucrats, I want to make sure it is clear that this was a unilateral decision made by an unelected bureaucrat to change the way hospitals are…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 5, 2021

nobody on our side likes this amendment, and we urge a ``no'' vote. It would tie the hands of local and State government. It would make it more difficult to rehire or interfere with recovery in our capital cities, so if we could all have a…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 5, 2021

And none could defend it. I ask your support on this. The Senator from Tennessee.

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