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

I support Federal, State and local law enforcement. I support those that are in my district right now. I would offer to say, aren't we examples for young people? Don't we want our children to raise up and support law enforcement and see…

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

I stand here today to say, yes, I support local law enforcement. Never have my lips ever said the words that would take dollars away from those personnel, their salaries, and all that they need to do. I don't know why in a resolution that…

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Chip Roy
@chiproy· Republican · TX· May 18, 2023

I hereby remove my name as cosponsor from H.R. 1844 through H.R. 2364. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's request is accepted. ____________________

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Randy Weber
@randyweber· Republican · TX· May 18, 2023

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas for his service to the people of Arkansas and the people up here in this very humble institution. Mr. Speaker, today marks the 5-year anniversary of the shooting in Santa Fe High School where 10 innocent…

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Jodey Arrington
@jodeyarrington· Republican · TX· May 18, 2023

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 301, noes 119, answered ``present'' 3, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll…

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Chip Roy
@chiproy· Republican · TX· May 17, 2023

I am sure I can do something genius with the last minute. The fact of the matter is that this country is hanging on by a very thin thread, and we all know it. Our job in this body is actually to represent the people. It is, in fact, the…

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Chip Roy
@chiproy· Republican · TX· May 17, 2023

I thank Mr. Schweikert for his dogged determination to try to shake this institution into not only recognizing but, Lord willing, addressing the looming crisis or the already existing crisis that we are dealing with. He does so eloquently…

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Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· May 17, 2023

This bill has been ill-drafted in harmful measure and does not seek to address a need that people are crying for. The bill insults prosecutors across America. You can't label them all. In essence, it insults law enforcement officers, who…

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Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· May 17, 2023

I thank the distinguished ranking member, and I thank the manager on the other side for their work. This is National Police Week. I started my week in joining a family from Houston whose husband and father had fallen as a police officer in…

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Sheila Jackson Lee
@sheilajacksonlee· Democratic · TX· May 17, 2023

We are now at a time when we are talking about H.R. 2494. I would say that when interacting with law enforcement officers, I have never heard one person raise this. I don't think we can condemn prosecutors across America that they are not…

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Joaquin Castro
@joaquincastro· Democratic · TX· May 17, 2023

The United States must continue to be an economic partner, a first choice for nations around the world.

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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
@sylviarodriguezgarcia· Democratic · TX· May 17, 2023

Most whistleblowers aren't interested in being political pawns in congressional Republicans' games.

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Joaquin Castro
@joaquincastro· Democratic · TX· May 17, 2023

I introduced the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Candidate Reform Act, which would modernize MCC's statutory criteria.

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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
@sylviarodriguezgarcia· Democratic · TX· May 17, 2023

This circus of unvetted, secret accusations put at risk the critical role whistleblowers play in holding the powerful accountable.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· May 17, 2023

Ms. Ramirez came out number one in that process.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· May 17, 2023

This sort of mixture of politics and policy, particularly with the FBI, and now with the intelligence community, is profoundly dangerous.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· May 17, 2023

This sort of mixture of politics and policy, particularly with the FBI, and now with the intelligence community, is profoundly dangerous.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· May 17, 2023

I feel like I know you pretty well by now, at least, professionally, but I'm intrigued by your family's story.

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