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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 17, 2018

Mr. President, as I and many of my colleagues feared, the Trump-Putin summit was disastrous, and their press conference amounted to a disinformation operation in which President Trump played the willing participant. The propaganda…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-17
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 16, 2018

America has stood as a beacon of hope to the rest of the world, and America has been defined by a set of ideals that have established our moral leadership in the world, propelled by our respect for freedom, human rights, and the rule of…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 16, 2018

The issue of wages has been discussed by several of my colleagues and yourself.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 16, 2018

Do you think the European Union is a foe of the United States?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 16, 2018

So none of this good news we are talking about today is a result of this tax bill, it is too early?

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 16, 2018

Yesterday, the President's statements and behavior as well as his conduct in the preceding weeks has severely damaged our standing in the world by siding with Russia and its brutal thuggish dictator against the United States.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 16, 2018

There is no evidence that the algorithms of social networks or search results are biased against conservatives. It is a made-up narrative pushed by the conservative propaganda machine to convince voters of a conspiracy that does not exist.

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jul 16, 2018

Mr. Speaker, on Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller handed down the most significant hacking indictment targeting a foreign power in history. Director Mueller alleges that 12 Russian military officers were responsible for breaking into…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-16
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 15, 2018

It was unprecedented and outrageous. So, the President of the United States on foreign soil standing next to a Russian autocrat, undercutting his own intelligence service, the men and women who risk their lives to protect this nation, and…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 15, 2018

What was heard was someone who is making indefensible statements, in my view, completely undercutting his intelligence services and supporting Putin, who has his whole career has been undercutting democracy.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 15, 2018

I think they rise to the level that not only questions his support of our basic -- his basic responsibilities to preserve, protect, to defend the constitution and the United States, but, again, I think the issue here is how do we move…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 15, 2018

I think, in effect, he has done that today. That long discussion privately with Putin, who knows what has been said and what inadvertently might have been leaked that reveals our source, our methods or information that we don't want Putin…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 11, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, Congress is broken. Each day, more and more Americans are losing faith that their government actually works for them. More than 80 percent of Americans say they…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-11
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 11, 2018

This was about promoting a narrative to continue to undermine the investigation of Robert Mueller and to really distract attention to issues Congress is not taking up.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 11, 2018

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the amendment offered by my friend and colleague, Congressman Langevin. I am proud to be an original cosponsor of my colleague's legislation, the Fishermen's Fairness Act, which serves as the basis…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-11
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 11, 2018

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 200, the so-called Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, which would undermine the years of…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-11
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jul 11, 2018

Mr. Speaker, Rhode Island's commercial fishing industry provides thousands of good-paying jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars of economic activity every year; but later today, the House is voting on a bill that will jeopardize this…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-11