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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

Will we continue to get those reports even if it shows the windfall?

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

If you are confirmed, will you pledge to me that you will let me know what the number of those referrals has been in recent years and explain any policy related to those referrals?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). Without objection, it is so ordered. Russian Election Interference

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

Mr. President, I join my chairman, Senator Collins, in requesting that all of our colleagues file their amendments by 1 p.m. tomorrow afternoon so that we can continue to make progress on this bill. Again, I thank the chairman for her…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

We seem to have a very serious problem of the highest-income earners paying considerably lower tax rates than many people who earn a tenth or even a hundredth of their income, which does not seem fair or efficient.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

Mr. President, as we consider the appropriations minibus this week, I rise to emphasize once again the importance of acknowledging and addressing the threat of interference in our election systems. In particular, Congress must address the…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-25
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

Mr. President, I rise in support of this amendment. Amtrak's Long-Distance Routes serve as critical connections on our national rail network in 39 States and the District of Columbia. In fact, they are the only intercity trains in 24…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

Many countries also agree that China continues to game the WTO's international rules-based trading system.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

Is Canada a national security threat to the United States to justify Section 232?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

Are they a national security threat to the United States, justifying legally--you're a lawyer--the imposition of this 232?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

You're using national security as kind of a generalized premise, and I don't think valid premise, to go after countries.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from New York for her co- chairmanship of this caucus. Both Mr. Bilirakis and Mrs. Maloney have been great champions on this issue, and I am…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-25
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 25, 2018

Most of our allies and trade partners share the same concerns about China's state-driven, mercantilist policies on trade and technology transfer.

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jul 24, 2018

I remember what happened when a Secretary of Defense Ash Carter started taking a deeper interest in this topic...

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jul 24, 2018

An assistant to the President for cyberspace, who directs and is supported by a new office in the EOP--the National Office of Cyberspace.

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jul 24, 2018

Because cybersecurity requires coordination of activities across agencies, the White House is the best place to locate this function.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 24, 2018

Mr. President, I am here for the now 214th time to urge that we wake up to the effects of carbon pollution on the Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. One obstacle to action on the threat that we face from climate change, however, is…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-24
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 24, 2018

Mr. President, I rise in support of H.R. 6147, the so- called appropriations ``minibus,'' which includes the fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, as well as three other…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-24