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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· May 15, 2024

I find this conversation a little detached from reality, especially in light of the hearing that we had in the Budget Committee a short time ago where it was very clear that the big oil companies' own research investigation indicated that…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· May 15, 2024

obviously we have ongoing maintenance requirements, apart from climate change, but the reality is that places like the Naval Academy the additional costs are necessary because of what we're seeing.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· May 15, 2024

climate change has been a big factor in the sea level rise that we've seen in the Chesapeake Bay over a foot over the last 100 years and projected to rise up to another six feet over the next hundred years.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· May 15, 2024

Madam President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· May 15, 2024

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 7 minutes remaining.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· May 14, 2024

Mr. President, I come to the floor today in strong support of the nomination of Courtney O'Donnell to be the U.S. Representative to UNESCO, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. From threats to historic world heritage…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· May 8, 2024

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· May 8, 2024

Mr. President, I come to the floor today in strong support of the confirmation of Donna Ann Welton to be the United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. This is a country that earned independence after centuries of…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· May 8, 2024

If you strip away all the bombast and all the rhetoric, the gentleman just basically delivered a tirade about immigration but never addressed the fact that their legislation is totally unconstitutional. If you want to deal with…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· May 8, 2024

It is always great to be with my friend from Tennessee. Just two quick points on his always trenchant remarks. One is that one should be clear that under this legislation, they are not roping out of the reapportionment just undocumented…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· May 8, 2024

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 6 minutes remaining.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· May 8, 2024

The last President tried to include a citizenship question on the decennial Census in 2020 and tried to count only U.S. citizens for the purpose of Census and reapportionment, and the effort failed miserably in court, for obvious reasons…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· May 8, 2024

The gentleman from North Carolina observes that we don't have anybody wearing a black robe in the House of Representatives today, but you don't have to wear a black robe in order to read the Constitution, interpret the Constitution, and…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· May 8, 2024

I am about to yield to my friend from New York (Ms. Meng), but I am inspired by the remarks of the gentleman from Wisconsin, especially about the word ``Republic'' which, of course, comes from res publica, the public thing. He happened…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· May 8, 2024

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· May 7, 2024

Mr. President, this week, we celebrate Public Service Recognition Week. Each year since 1985, this special week has been observed in honor of our Nation's public servants. Today, I would like to express my sincerest appreciation for the…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· May 7, 2024

Mr. President, I just wanted to compliment my colleague Senator Van Hollen for his comments. I think he has said it the way that everyone in Maryland feels. We have worked together as a team on this. This is a national tragedy. We thank…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· May 7, 2024

Mr. President, I also come to the floor today to talk about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. And thanks to modern technology, as I was driving in, I got to listen to the remarks of my friend and colleague, the senior Senator…

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