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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 23, 2018

Well, not if you are a foreign investor. That is way bigger than advertised.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 23, 2018

The disproportionate benefits from this tax bill will go to the top.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 23, 2018

The tax bill has produced $260 billion in stock buybacks and $6.5 billion in bonuses and raises.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 23, 2018

Should we be thrilled that we borrowed this much money and put that all on our credit card so that this much money could go to foreign investors?

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 23, 2018

Mr. President, I thank Senator Durbin, who is a leader in our caucus, but also a very important leader on these issues. We are here this evening because a group of us now embark on a series of speeches on the Senate floor to shine some…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Apr 23, 2018

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And also let me thank you and the Vice Chairman, Senator Durbin, for your support of $225 million to expand funding for the submarine industrial base supply chain.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Apr 19, 2018

Mr. President, I come to the floor to continue my series of speeches about Russia's actions in the 2016 election and the threat that Russia poses for the 2018 midterm elections and our national security. Free, fair, and open elections are…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 18, 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) inspector general will investigate Administrator Scott Pruitt's use of a security detail on personal trips.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 18, 2018

Mr. Speaker, yesterday was tax day; and this year, millions of working men and women filed their taxes knowing that Republicans want them to bear the costs so corporate special interests and the wealthiest Americans can get a gigantic tax…

Congressional Record · 2018-04-18
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Apr 18, 2018

Just a final point. It is my understanding that in 26 States, the number one occupation is driving a vehicle of some kind.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Apr 18, 2018

This phenomenon, you know, it is not something that 10 years from now we will deal with it.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 18, 2018

Mr. President, when we think about climate change-- something we don't do much of in this body--we often think about rising global temperatures and heat waves, and we think of changing weather patterns, stronger storms, or sea level rise…

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

the budget also proposes to eliminate public housing capital grants and to starve public housing agencies' operating budgets.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 17, 2018

I requested a classified member-level briefing from your offices on the situation on February 6th. That was 10 weeks ago.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 17, 2018

Because I am hearing a lot of concern from the Kurdish community that they feel that the U.S. has abandoned them after they played such an important role in the fight against ISIS.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 17, 2018

Like many of my colleagues, I am extremely concerned about the implications of Turkish incursions into Syria, particularly Afrin.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 17, 2018

The U.N.-appointed Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, plans to amend the 2015 political agreement establishing the current government, hold a national conference, call a referendum on the constitution, and hold elections this year.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Apr 17, 2018

I want to take a moment in my opening to recognize and remember the men who were killed in the attack on our consulate in Libya in 2002.

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