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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Oct 15, 2019

This is a tremendous abuse of power, abuse of his office. It compromised the national security of the United States and the integrity of our elections. It was a betrayal of his oath of office.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Oct 15, 2019

the President discharged the American ambassador to the Ukraine because that individual refused to play ball and was somehow impeding this scheme to put pressure on the new Ukrainian president to interfere in an American presidential…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Oct 15, 2019

I believe this callous and reckless decision will go down in history not only for its disregard for human life but for the strategic malpractice of placing American troops in harm's way, allowing thousands of ISIS prisoners to go free and…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Oct 15, 2019

The President's phone call to President Zelensky was really the tip of the iceberg. That there was an elaborate scheme in which the President engaged many parts of the State Department and people outside the government to advance his plan…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 26, 2019

There's nothing more fundamental than protecting the right of the American people to have their voices heard and their votes counted in our elections, and this requires strong leadership from everyone at every level of government.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 26, 2019

Thank you to our witnesses for this very useful and important testimony.

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Sep 26, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3722, the Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2019. Mr. Speaker, we are in the midst of a public health emergency that has devastated communities…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Sep 26, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the additional time. As I said before, the opioid epidemic is increasingly complex, with a number of factors driving the tragic increases in overdose. There is no silver bullet; rather, we need a…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Sep 25, 2019

we are proud to strongly support the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act, H.R. 1549, which was introduced in March by Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI).

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 25, 2019

I am here for my 254th ``Time to Wake Up'' speech. In the time I have been giving these speeches, I have watched the shifting trajectory of climate denial. First, climate change was a hoax. Then, there wasn't enough science. Then, the…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 25, 2019

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Climate Change

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 24, 2019

The truth is it was the law for 10 years, from 1994 to 2004. It passed the House with 38 Republican votes.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 24, 2019

There is a reason why assault weapons have become the weapon of choice for mass killers. They are weapons of war designed to kill as many people as possible in as short a time as possible.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 24, 2019

The people of Hong Kong deserve to determine their own future.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 24, 2019

These brave protestors have persisted despite brutal actions on the part of the Hong Kong police.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 24, 2019

When the ban lapsed in 2004, the numbers of gun massacres shot up, with a 183 percent increase in massacres.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 24, 2019

I reintroduced H.R. 1296, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019, to address the harm that mass shootings have on our communities and to keep the American people safe from senseless acts of violence.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 24, 2019

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have several unanimous consent requests.

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