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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Oct 16, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member and the chairman for their work on this proposed resolution. But I want to remind my colleagues that one of the problems that we face in Turkey and Syria today is the failure of congressional…

Congressional Record · 2019-10-16
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Oct 16, 2019

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the vote be extended until 4:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Seeing none, without objection, it is so ordered.

Congressional Record · 2019-10-16
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Oct 16, 2019

Madam President, I am delighted to join my colleagues from Maryland and Delaware to support this resolution expressing disapproval of the Trump administration rescinding the Clean Power Plan and replacing it with its so-called affordable…

Congressional Record · 2019-10-16
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Oct 15, 2019

holding that up and threatening not to provide it in exchange for a favor, as the President described it in the phone call, is the worst kind of leverage you can imagine for a new president.

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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· Oct 15, 2019

It's a terrible betrayal of his oath of office. It's un-American, unpatriotic and we're collecting evidence that I think will compel the Congress to take action to hold the President accountable.

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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

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

Ten days ago, President Trump sealed the fates of our Kurdish partners in Syria when he gave President Erdogan of Turkey the green light to invade, setting off a humanitarian disaster and reigniting chaos in northern Syria.

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

it's hard to find one thing this President has done to stand up for America and against Russian interests in a variety of different ways.

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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

what we're learning is that career diplomats, individuals who have dedicated their lives to serving our country and representing the United States in dangerous places all over the world expected the President of the United States will…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Sep 27, 2019

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of a pillar of New England's law enforcement community. Don Kennedy served with honor in the Rhode Island State Police for 24 years before retiring as a captain in 1998. When he left the…

Congressional Record · 2019-09-27
Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Sep 27, 2019

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Slotkin). Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Rhode…

Congressional Record · 2019-09-27
Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Sep 26, 2019

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Congressional Record · 2019-09-26
Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Sep 26, 2019

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Congressional Record · 2019-09-26
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 26, 2019

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

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