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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 23, 2019

Since September 11th, more Americans have been killed in the United States by a white nationalist terrorist than by radical Jihadist terrorists.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 23, 2019

Those of us who believe that the United States plays an important role in defending human rights around the world...

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 23, 2019

Are you aware that the Chairwoman, and some of the other members of this Commission, has a history of publicly arguing against and disparaging the rights of LGBTI individuals?

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jul 22, 2019

Immediately after the GAO report was released, two bipartisan, bicameral bills were introduced by Senator Robert Casey, Senator Susan Collins, Congressman James Langevin, Congressman Chris Smith, Congresswoman Donna Shalala, and…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jul 22, 2019

Legislation be introduced and swiftly enacted to address all gaps in meeting the civil rights obligations to people with disabilities impacted by disasters.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 21, 2019

That he then directed Don McGahn to lie and said that he never told him to do that, and even directed him to create a false document, memorializing that lie for the future.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 21, 2019

I think what you'll hear from Mr. Mueller is recounting of the evidence in the report, that supports the claims of serious misconduct by this president.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 21, 2019

the responsibility to hold a president accountable rest with Congress to vindicate the principle that no one is above the law.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 21, 2019

the four corners of the documents are damning and disturbing and our substantial evidence of wrongdoing.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 21, 2019

what is at stake here is the security of our democracy, and that this was an attack on American democracy.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 21, 2019

I think we all understand that Mr. Mueller is likely to limit his testimony to the content of his report and his investigation.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 18, 2019

Mr. President, today I am reintroducing the State Flood Mitigation Revolving Fund Act of 2019 along with Senators Kennedy and Menendez. The purpose of our bill is to reduce flood risk and the costs associated with flooding by establishing…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 17, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act. It has been more than a decade since working people got a raise in this country. Americans are working harder than ever, and…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-17
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 17, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support S.J. Res. 36 and the other measures related to arms sales being considered this afternoon, which will prevent three sets of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jul 17, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I am a Congressman in no small part due to civil rights legislation: the ADA that passed 29 years ago next week. Inclusivity is not abstract to me. Diversity is not just a buzzword. This weekend, our Nation confronted bigotry…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 17, 2019

Mr. President, for a long time, people opposed to climate action said that tackling climate change would be too costly, would harm economic growth, would be bad for American businesses, and would kill jobs. It turns out these were phony…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 16, 2019

Elections will be decided by the American people and no one else.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 16, 2019

I am proud to be an original cosponsor of Mr. Deutch's bill, H.R. 1837, the U.S.-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act.

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