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Ralph Norman
@ralphnorman· Republican · SC· May 21, 2025

Am I happy with the deficits? No. We held it out as long as we could to get the cuts, as long as we could. We couldn’t do it. We live to fight another day.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· May 21, 2025

I just want to compliment her for all the effort she has made to stand by Ukraine and make sure that this war ends in a way that is honorable and just. And we can stop the killing but do it in a way that we don't have future wars because…

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· May 21, 2025

So, let’s don’t get higher on our horse here that we’ve somehow made some major advancement of reducing spending, because we didn’t.

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Russell Fry
@russellfry· Republican · SC· May 21, 2025

the Big Beautiful Bill Act is exactly what this country needs. It is bold. It is clear. It is packed with real solutions. While Democrats have buried their heads in the sand on the biggest issues facing America, Republicans are stepping…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· May 20, 2025

history indicates President Donald Trump would have prevented the invasion of Ukraine by war criminal Putin as part of the Putin scheme to resurrect the failed Soviet Union by annexing Belarus, occupying Moldova, invading Georgia and then…

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Stephen Miller
@stephenmiller· Nullifier · SC· May 19, 2025

The Constitution is clear—and that of course is the supreme law of the land—that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of invasion.

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· May 19, 2025

for too long American workers have shouldered the burden of trade policies that reward the Chinese Communist Party billionaires, destroying American jobs. Mr. Speaker, 3.8 million American jobs were lost to China from 2001 through early…

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John M. Richardson
@johnmrichardson· SC· May 19, 2025

Many options may be available to district courts seeking to craft appropriate relief in response to deportations they find unlawful. But directing diplomatic negotiations to the Executive Branch is not among them.

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Ralph Norman
@ralphnorman· Republican · SC· May 19, 2025

I'm not going to kill it in Rules. It needs to go to the floor.

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Ralph Norman
@ralphnorman· Republican · SC· May 18, 2025

I’m excited about the changes we made, and I will vote present.

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Stephen Miller
@stephenmiller· Nullifier · SC· May 18, 2025

Suspending habeas corpus is the move of dictators and despots.

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Jim Clyburn
@jimclyburn· Democratic · SC· May 18, 2025

This spending bill is terrible, and I think the American people know that.

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Jim Clyburn
@jimclyburn· Democratic · SC· May 17, 2025

I never saw anything that allowed me to think that Joe Biden was not able to do the job. Just that simple.

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Ralph Norman
@ralphnorman· Republican · SC· May 17, 2025

progress was made on Medicaid work requirements and subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act

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Russell Fry
@russellfry· Republican · SC· May 15, 2025

To answer the gentleman's first question, if you are in good standing, then that means that you cannot have committed a felony.

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Russell Fry
@russellfry· Republican · SC· May 15, 2025

The gentleman said it applied to grenade launchers, sawed-off shotguns, and the like. Those are permitted to be used, but they are not issued to an officer.

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Russell Fry
@russellfry· Republican · SC· May 15, 2025

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2255, the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, will allow current or former Federal law enforcement officers in good standing to purchase a retired service weapon at salvage value from the Federal…

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