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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 19, 2018

Its plan would add between 150 and 800 megawatts of large-scale solar by 2023, for instance, and between 3,150 and 3,800 megawatts of large-scale solar by 2033.

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

Madam President, I rise, as I have many times for nearly two decades, to shed light on the long struggle of Liberian refugees in the United States, and to make the case for this administration to extend Deferred Enforced Departure, or DED…

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

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberian Refugees

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 15, 2018

Madam Speaker, many pension plans across America are on the brink of failure and threatened by massive cuts. If nothing is done, 200 multiemployer plans are projected to fail, many within the next 10 years, and the impacts will be felt by…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Mar 15, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise to strongly condemn the March 4 chemical attacks conducted by the Kremlin in Salisbury, England, against former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, the…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

Do you feel comfortable that the non-military assets of U.S. national power are being utilized effectively to adequately counter the threats posed by Russia?

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

I think it is essential that we be as forward-leaning, as forward-thinking as we can on this issue preparing for climate change because it is here.

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

Thank you for the answers and thank you again for your service to the country.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

I'd also like to express my support for Congresswoman Bass' resolution H.R. 644, which strongly condemns the slave auctions of migrants and refugees in Libya.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

This legislation will send a clear message to the Iranian regime and those who support it that the United States is serious about combating Iran's continued aggression within Iran and throughout the region.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

This bill is an important expansion of sanctions authority in order to target the Iranian regime to discourage its widespread human rights abuses which have continued unabated since the signing off the JCPOA.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

This legislation expands sanctions that already exist against Iranian human rights abusers to ensure that people who target American citizens or legal permanent residents for abuse, detention, or harassment will face repercussions.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 4744 offered by the Honorable David Cicilline.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

It's imperative that the sale and exploitation of human beings for profit be eradicated and that those responsible be held fully accountable.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

We must ensure that American money does not in any way support the murderous Assad regime and implementation of this bill will do just that.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that I may hereafter be considered to be the first sponsor of H.R. 137, a bill originally introduced by Representative Conyers of Michigan, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting…

Congressional Record · 2018-03-14
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

Our policy of foreign assistance for Syria must focus on early recovery, reconstruction, and stabilization for a democratic non-Assad-led Syrian nation.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 14, 2018

Thank you, Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel, for holding this markup today as we consider important legislation that will help punish Iranian human rights abuses.

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