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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Feb 17, 2021

One of the best forms of PPE is safe, affordable housing.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Feb 15, 2021

it was obviously an acknowledgement from the Republican leader in the Senate that the House managers had done their job, that we had met the burden of proof that was required, that we had established the former president's guilt of a…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Feb 15, 2021

In those critical moments, we see President Trump engaging in a dereliction of his duty by further inciting the mob in real time to target the vice president with knowledge that the insurrection was ongoing.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Feb 15, 2021

a substantial majority of members of the United States Senate found the former president of the United States guilty of inciting a violent insurrection against the government of the United States, 56-43.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Feb 15, 2021

we got the largest number, most bipartisan presidential impeachment in American history.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Feb 15, 2021

the president, again, was advised the Capitol was under attack, his own vice president, and they were pleading for help and he basically said, well, Kevin, obviously, they care about the election more than you do.

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

It is clear even if you're not a lawyer that the First Amendment is totally irrelevant as a defense since -- as a defense to the question of whether somebody can be impeached for things they say and do as a public official.

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

On January 6, the only person he condemned was his own Vice President Mike Pence, who was hiding in this building with his family in fear for his life.

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

Senators, simply put, this mob was trying to overthrow our government and they came perilously close to reaching the first three people in line to the presidency.

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

Simply put, this mob was trying to overthrow our government and they came perilously close to reaching the first three people in line to the presidency.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Feb 11, 2021

They`re in the position where if this were a regular trial, in front of a real jury, they`d be running to the prosecutors and saying, cut me a deal, please. Whatever it takes, get my guy out of here. You`ve crushed us.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Feb 11, 2021

I`m super jealous because if this case ever goes to trial, she`s going to have a real jury, and when she presents her case, if she is convincing, as damning in her presentation as the House managers were in the impeachment, she could very…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Feb 11, 2021

Yeah, it`s -- it`s bad behavior. And it`s particularly bad behavior after the defense counsel have made those kind of silly accusations against Senator Leahy.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Feb 10, 2021

The house managers did such a good job of presenting this case, taking the broad sweep of this from the earliest days of Trump, you know, starting this scheme to claim that the election was going to be rigged, all the way up through the…

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

Even if President Trump claims he didn’t know the extent of the violence that would follow his speech, it was now happening in plain view. He doesn’t send help. Doesn’t try to stop it. Doesn’t even acknowledge the attack.

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

I want to remind our Witnesses they have an obligation to provide truthful testimony today

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

Forced arbitration is an underhanded maneuver that corporations use to trick consumers, workers, and small businesses out of their right to go to court and seek damages from a jury of their peers when they get injured or cheated.

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