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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jul 18, 2023

Allowing Mexican cartel operatives and unidentified people from around the world to enter the country illegally at record levels is enhancing the ability of criminals to kill Americans.

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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jul 18, 2023

What the Biden administration is doing is not doing very much to protect American lives. That is the duty of Government.

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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jul 18, 2023

Selling fentanyl to America is a great foreign policy for China.

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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jul 18, 2023

I can't think from a Communist China standpoint a better foreign policy than introducing poison through Mexico into the United States, killing Americans and making money off it.

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Veronica Escobar
@veronicaescobar· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

This week, the House is poised to pass a bill threatening funding for public schools and institutions of higher learning if they provide shelter to vulnerable migrants. First, it is important to state the obvious. Migrant encounters are…

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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jul 18, 2023

there is no question there is a direct cause and effect between the rescission of Remain in Mexico and what we are seeing today.

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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jul 18, 2023

It is an utter disaster what is happening at the border.

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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jul 18, 2023

My friends on the other side of the aisle won't tell you that while CBP reports the majority of drugs like fentanyl are seized at the ports, they have also said they believe they only catch 5 to 10 percent of what is coming through either…

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Veronica Escobar
@veronicaescobar· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

It is advantageous to us, in order to embrace diversity, number one. Number two, it makes us stronger to embrace diversity.

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Eddie Bernice Johnson
@eddiebernicejohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

For too long we have failed to prioritize, or even acknowledge, the vast contributions that the Black community and other minority groups have made towards scientific discovery and innovation.

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Eddie Bernice Johnson
@eddiebernicejohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

Last month, I introduced and withdrew an amendment, at the request of Chairman Lucas, that incapsulates my legitimate concerns on the disparate impacts AI technologies have on people that look like me.

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Eddie Bernice Johnson
@eddiebernicejohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

Diversity fosters a wider range of ideas and approaches, leading to more innovative solutions and better problem-solving capabilities in the scientific community.

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Lloyd Doggett
@lloyddoggett· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

If we set a reasonable minimum on taxation, we would be competing with other countries not on whether we could have a race to the bottom with the lowest possible taxes, but on things like education, our justice system, our workforce, our…

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Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

I thank the chairman very much, and I want to join the stellar Members from so many different backgrounds to add another 2 minutes to that 30 minutes and emphasize that it is now 32 more minutes than we have had an opportunity to discuss…

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Lloyd Doggett
@lloyddoggett· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

Since first joining this Ways and Means Committee more than 20 years ago, one of my top priorities has been shutting down abusive offshore tax havens.

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Lloyd Doggett
@lloyddoggett· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

Republicans have been doing all that they can to protect that tax evasion.

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Lloyd Doggett
@lloyddoggett· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

When these profitable multi-nationals can shift profits... we all lose.

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Lloyd Doggett
@lloyddoggett· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 2023

American multi-nationals reported $60 billion in profits in the Cayman Islands in 2019.

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