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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Nov 13, 2023

People are getting taken advantage of. And whether it was decades ago or it was this morning, I have learned there is power in numbers.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Nov 8, 2023

I want you to become personally familiar with this facility and its challenges. Will you commit to doing that?

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Nov 8, 2023

I want you to become personally familiar with this facility and its challenges. Will you commit to doing that?

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we hear time and again that these draconian spending cuts are necessary because of the deficit, but let's take a step back and think about how we got here in the first…

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, first, I will touch on the idea that the Trump tax cuts are suddenly the Pelosi tax cuts. That is ridiculous. We know the Trump tax cuts. They claimed them. They want to…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-07
Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Americans know that the climate catastrophe is wreaking havoc on our economy. I come from a State where we lost billions due to wildfires that were caused by many factors, but this…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-07
Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Espaillat), an esteemed Member who I look forward to hearing his viewpoints on the importance of addressing the urgent needs that Americans have told us about such as how…

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4664 would make it harder for those hardworking election officials to do their jobs. This bill cuts funding for the Election Assistance Commission by $8 million. That funding helps State and local officials administer…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-07
Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide for consideration of a resolution which clearly states that it is the people's…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-07
Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

We would support the federal recognition of the inherent sovereignty of tribes to prosecute non-Indians engaged in drug dealing.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana, Mrs. Houchin, for the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, after wasting weeks as Republicans tried to get their house in order, we have…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-07
Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

The challenge for us is that the DOJ does not have the resources to arrest and prosecute the 'smaller' drug dealers.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, think about this rule. It sets out many amendments, and that is what we have been seeing when we have been coming to the floor. We come down and spend 10 minutes debating…

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

I certainly hope that we can gather and have a much larger conversation about the Bureau of Indian Affairs being supportive of sovereign nations as opposed to punitive in many areas.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

I want you to become personally familiar with this facility and its challenges. Will you commit to doing that?

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Nov 7, 2023

Madam Chair, thank you so much for this important hearing and the leadership of the Committee.

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