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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 29, 2020

Mr. Chief Justice, on my own behalf and on behalf of Senators Blumenthal, Booker, Coons, Klobuchar, Leahy, Markey, Peters, and Udall, I send a question to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question is from Senator Whitehouse and other…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 29, 2020

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk, and because my question references an earlier question, I have attached that earlier question as a reference to provide it to the Office of the Parliamentarian in case it should be of…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 28, 2020

It is our responsibility as a result to be certain that we keep your voice alive and the voices of other survivors to share your story and, most importantly, for all of us to absorb the lessons of the Holocaust.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jan 28, 2020

today I pay tribute to a pioneer in the field of military medicine, retired Army COL Dr. Robert J.T. Joy. Colonel Joy was founding professor of military medicine and commandant of the School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 27, 2020

What we don't want to do is an effort to respond to this request actually make a very deadly problem more deadly.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 27, 2020

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, to honor the memories of the 6 million Jews and 5 million…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 27, 2020

This notion of if we don't do this, the Attorney General has made the argument that somehow fentanyl will become legal is not true.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 27, 2020

In my State, 233 Rhode Islanders last year lost their lives to opioid overdoses, so we want to get this right.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 27, 2020

If there is any danger that an extension on this will make the problem worse and make more victims of this public health crisis, then that is not a good idea.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jan 16, 2020

today we consider these amendments to NAFTA. I opposed the original NAFTA in 1993 because I believed it would kill American jobs and failed to protect the environment. I oppose this version now, because it does not substantially improve on…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jan 15, 2020

As it outlines, people with disabilities already face significant barriers to competitive, integrated employment, and we cannot allow another barrier to remain in their way. Mr. Chair, I am proud to vote in favor of strengthening the Age…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 15, 2020

I thank the gentlewoman for organizing this Special Order on this really important topic. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, we held a hearing in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the administration's actions in Iran. Over the past few weeks…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jan 15, 2020

as we all know too well rates of suicide have risen to epidemic levels in the United States, with suicide now the 10th leading cause of death in the country. On average, there are 129 suicides every day, roughly one every 11 minutes--a…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jan 15, 2020

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his exceptional leadership in bringing this bill to the floor. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Age is just a number. We hear that all the time…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jan 14, 2020

I don't regret for a minute that he is gone from the face of the planet. He was a murderer, a terrorist and a significant danger to the National security of the United States.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 14, 2020

There is clearly the political desire among the Mexican people to do this.

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jan 14, 2020

I find that the rise and spread of anti-Semitism extremely troubling. I think it is important that all of us call it out and condemn it as often as possible and not be silent.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jan 14, 2020

I ask for the yeas and nays on the pending nomination of Peter Gaynor to be the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The…

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