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It would be political suicide to do that.

I think it would be suicide for the President to fire him. I think the less the President says about this whole thing, the better off he will be.

It would be suicidal if Trump were to fire Mueller or try to shut down this investigation.

Your ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp. After removing all weapons from its citizens, hence, their right to self-defense.

Mr. President, Senator Cochran and I met while serving together in the House of Representatives, but it was in the Senate that we became close colleagues. Throughout his service, Senator Cochran has remained devoted to the U.S. Senate…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my strong support for the online sex trafficking legislation that is before us today. Immediately passing and sending this measure to the President's desk will help ensure that children and youth are…

We expect to bring additional ones afterwards in areas where we do not have reciprocal response and where we are competing against states or against people who operate in a noneconomic way.

We cannot be in a position where our people cannot compete because they are competing with governments or competing with rules that discriminate against them.

We are literally going to be the reciprocal of what other people do not want if we do not start standing up.

Our legislation represents a targeted approach for causing behavioral changes while not jeopardizing existing trade flows.

Can I tell my constituents we are past the point of worrying about withdrawal from NAFTA?

It is unfair, in my judgment, that farmers, particularly soybean farmers, would be singled out to have to take this hit.

I must also remind you, Mr. Lighthizer, a State like Iowa stands to lose a great deal from retaliation.

It is unfair in this circumstance to farmers, particularly in this case soybean farmers.

Iowa farmers still remember President Carter's grain embargo.

Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I come before this floor to address a topic that has been front and center in this country since 1973: when the…

Madam Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 4 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at 10 a.m. for…