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Roger Williams
@rogerwilliams· Republican · TX· Feb 13, 2024

It is your duty to educate business owners on how to comply and file returns properly.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Feb 11, 2024

I yield 30 minutes of debate time to the manager. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right. The Senator from Maine.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Feb 8, 2024

for the entirety of President Biden's term of office--for the last 3 years--my Republican colleagues and I have spoken out about the crisis on our southern border. Of course you can imagine, coming from a border State like Texas--we have…

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Paul Begala
@paulbegala· Democratic · TX· Feb 8, 2024

This feeds the preexisting narrative, right? Every politician has one, right? With President Obama, they worried he was too elite; President Bush, they worried he was too dumb; with President Clinton, it was I can't really recall, he had…

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Paul Begala
@paulbegala· Democratic · TX· Feb 8, 2024

Trump is a threat to your Social Security, to your Medicare, to your healthcare, your childcare. God knows he is to your abortion rights, and even to our democracy.

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Lizzie Fletcher
@lizziefletcher· Democratic · TX· Feb 7, 2024

Let me repeat that: These 10 drugs alone cost seniors $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2022. While Democrats and President Biden are fighting for lower drug costs, House Republicans want to stop negotiations altogether. Democrats are…

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Lizzie Fletcher
@lizziefletcher· Democratic · TX· Feb 7, 2024

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if…

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Lizzie Fletcher
@lizziefletcher· Democratic · TX· Feb 7, 2024

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mrs. Fletcher moves to recommit the bill H.R. 485 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The…

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Feb 7, 2024

after listening to the majority leader's comments, I think it is worth taking 5 minutes to recall how we got here. You know, it is ironic to me that people give speeches here on the floor of the Senate about their support for Israel. And…

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Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Feb 7, 2024

I thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding. We want to rise and help all of the families, particularly those families who every day are dealing with children and family members with disabilities. This is an instance where I say can…

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Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Feb 7, 2024

This is African-American History Month, Black History Month, and we find that much of the history of Texas is intertwined with African-American history. A slave woman was called the Yellow Rose of Texas, and we realize that it was…

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Feb 6, 2024

May I further inquire as to engaging in personalities or destruction of personalities? Is that something we are now doing on the floor of the House? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is not going to respond to hypotheticals or provide…

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Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Feb 6, 2024

I thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding. In the time that we have had to debate one of the most sacred and deliberative responsibilities of the United States Congress--that is, impeachment proceedings--there has not been one iota…

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Al Green
@algreen· Democratic · TX· Feb 6, 2024

And still I rise. Let me be absolutely clear, I vehemently oppose the ideology and actions of Hamas as demonstrated by my vote in favor of H. Res. 793, which, among other things, condemned Hamas for attacking Israel, taking hostages, and…

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August Pfluger
@augustpfluger· Republican · TX· Feb 6, 2024

This is a sad day. It is a sad day that we have to be here, but the Framers of our Constitution forecasted that this could occur. While we are going to hear that this is a policy difference, that this is maladministration. This is the…

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Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Feb 6, 2024

The American people might wonder just what happened here today. Well, first of all, the southern border deal never got anywhere, and all of the logistics and all of the cloak and dagger and what was going to be in it failed to even get the…

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Michael Burgess
@michaelburgess· Republican · TX· Feb 6, 2024

I would recommend to the gentleman to enforce existing law as a starting point. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am using Dr. Burgess' words from 6/18/2018 when he said: We know that to change…

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Dan Crenshaw
@dancrenshaw· Republican · TX· Feb 6, 2024

Look, I am going to be pissed off every day that we have almost 300,000 illegal people crossing our border and most of them let loose in the United States.

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