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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 16, 2018

Thirty to 1 seems like a lot, particularly given what is happening along our coasts.

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

the American people need to know the hundreds of millions of dollars which have been spent to build a world class facility there at Camp Humphreys

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

Have you made a referral to the Justice Department yet for enforcement action in any of these real estate transactions?

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

One of the difficulties is finding who the ultimate beneficial owner is.

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

Is that information available to the Congress and the public?

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

Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of National Mentoring Month and in recognition of the great contributions that mentors make to young people and to communities across the country. Every young person deserves and needs a mentor, someone with…

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

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill. Supporters of this bill have called it reform. This is not reform. It is a massive expansion of the government's ability to pry into the private lives of innocent people. If you need proof…

Congressional Record · 2018-01-11
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 10, 2018

Mr. Speaker, there is no greater responsibility that we have than the health and well-being of America's children. The Children's Health Insurance Program has been a huge success. In just a few weeks, funding for this program will run out…

Congressional Record · 2018-01-10
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jan 10, 2018

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Summer Lockerbie and Stephen Popick, fellows in my office, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of this session of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Congressional Record · 2018-01-10
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jan 10, 2018

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss my thoughts on recent protests in Iran and the important upcoming decisions by the President with respect to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the JCPOA. While I am mindful that we have…

Congressional Record · 2018-01-10
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 10, 2018

Mr. President, the Trump administration has come up with a name for its energy policy. The energy policy amounts to, basically, a big, fat cascade of gifts and special favors for oil, gas, and coal companies, which, in turn, make big…

Congressional Record · 2018-01-10
Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jan 10, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great Rhode Island public servant, educator, and dear friend, my predecessor, Congressman Robert Weygand. During his time in government, Bob served as a Rhode Island State legislator from 1985 to 1993…

Congressional Record · 2018-01-10
Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jan 9, 2018

I think it is vitally important for the Department, and ultimately for the taxpayer, to make sure that we are spending dollars the way they should be spent, and we are getting the most for them.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 9, 2018

I think that as we are beginning to address these WRDA issues, one of the areas in which we can become more efficient and more helpful to the Army Corps would be to try to find a good, honorable, and transparent way for Congress and this…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 9, 2018

I am interested in your take on what sea level rise infrastructure impacts our ports are looking at.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 9, 2018

I think we need to fix that. I know we have been through a problem of earmarks that received a lot of justified criticism. Our response was to abandon this responsibility entirely. I think that was an overreaction.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Jan 9, 2018

Any time sanctions have worked, it has been in conjunction in a multilateral agreement with other countries.

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