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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Apr 3, 2019

I am really looking forward to getting your input and figuring out how we can work together to next steps to truly try to redefine this issue and stop this partisan ridiculousness that surrounds this issue and make progress that we can…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Apr 2, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on healthcare. First of all, Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this resolution, which has nothing to do with actually helping improve healthcare, the costs, especially, that so…

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Clay Higgins
@clayhiggins· Republican · LA· Apr 2, 2019

I feel great promise for this subcommittee that we can get things done. I hope we can just keep our eyes on the truth and drive forward despite any political or ideological barriers.

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Clay Higgins
@clayhiggins· Republican · LA· Apr 2, 2019

It is our responsibility to provide these men and women with the resources that they have told us they need to perform their missions.

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Clay Higgins
@clayhiggins· Republican · LA· Apr 1, 2019

I am very concerned about the catch-and-release situation that is occurring at our Southwest Border right now and the National security risk associated with it.

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Clay Higgins
@clayhiggins· Republican · LA· Apr 1, 2019

I support the Trump administration's creation of the National Vetting Center to consolidate all U.S. Government screening and vetting operations under one roof.

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Clay Higgins
@clayhiggins· Republican · LA· Apr 1, 2019

Our Nation cannot afford to let one person fall through the cracks due to an information-sharing gap.

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John Kennedy
@johnkennedy· Republican · LA· Apr 1, 2019

We choose to go to the moon not because it's easy but because it's hard.

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Mar 28, 2019

As I pointed out earlier, you have two methods within which to set those caps: You can do it through the budget--which 7 of the 8 years we were in the minority we did--or you can do it through a separate caps deal, which 2 years ago we…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Mar 28, 2019

I share the gentleman's concern about addressing those important issues. I will say, for the five people whom the gentleman referenced, anybody who broke the law ought to be held accountable. But after 500 witnesses are interviewed and…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Mar 28, 2019

Whether or not there is an ultimate move towards something like impeachment, which I hope wouldn't come, and with all the things we know--there are no high crimes or misdemeanors and there is not even collusion--there are still committee…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Mar 28, 2019

I will be happy to ask both questions again. I look forward to the Maryland crab dinner. I think, as the gentleman from Maryland knows, a lot of times when you go to places and they say it is Maryland crab, it is really Gulf of Mexico…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Mar 28, 2019

The gentleman will yield in a moment. But let's be clear, for the last 2 years we heard this clarion call that there was some collusion between the President or his family and Russia. We heard all this talk about impeachment and everything…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Mar 28, 2019

Clearly, we have seen assessments of it. If the gentleman thinks it is going to show something differently, then please share it, but they made it clear there was no collusion and there will be no further indictments. In fact, the Attorney…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Mar 28, 2019

I thank the gentleman for the schedule update. I would like to inquire, we know that there are only 7 legislative days left for Congress to meet its required deadline to provide a budget, the April 15 deadline. What troubles me is that…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Mar 28, 2019

Last year, as the gentleman knows, we were working under a 2-year budget agreement. Typically, we don't have a 2- year budget agreement. You bring one budget, and that is the budget for that year. For fiscal year 2012, the House passed a…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Mar 28, 2019

I, too, am hopeful that we are able to start an appropriations process and, ideally, to complete it by summer--well in advance of the September 30 government funding deadline--because we shouldn't be operating under deadline after…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Mar 28, 2019

Reclaiming my time, there are a number of items that need to be addressed in what the gentleman just said. First of all, to claim that there was any collusion as you said, ``on behalf of the President of the United States with Russia''…

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