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John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· May 23, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the chairman of the Workforce Protection Subcommittee, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

Congressional Record · 2013-05-23
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· May 23, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I reserve a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. SINEMA moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1911 to the Committee on…

Congressional Record · 2013-05-23
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· May 23, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Minnesota? There was no objection…

Congressional Record · 2013-05-23
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· May 23, 2013

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, as always in these debates, there is a lot of confusion, and there is a lot of misinformation. We are using that old thing about ``figures lie and liars figure,'' and you've got different…

Congressional Record · 2013-05-23
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· May 23, 2013

I now yield 1 minute to a member of the committee, the gentleman from Tennessee, Dr. DesJarlais. {time} 1130 Mr. DesJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1911. This commonsense bill, aptly named the Smarter Solutions for…

Congressional Record · 2013-05-23
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· May 23, 2013

Mr. Speaker, we're trying to get to a long-term solution on how student loan interest rates are set. I believe the process for that is to pass the underlying legislation here, talk to our Senate colleagues, get them to act so that we can…

Congressional Record · 2013-05-23
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· May 23, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act. We're here today to address a crisis of Washington's own making. Several years ago, Congress…

Congressional Record · 2013-05-23
Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· May 23, 2013

Mr. President, I come to the floor today in support of the nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the D.C. Circuit Court. Mr. Srinivasan is an exemplary nominee to the Federal bench, and I am here to encourage my colleagues to confirm him without…

Congressional Record · 2013-05-23
Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· May 22, 2013

The violent crime rate in the State of Texas is twice that of the State of Minnesota.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· May 22, 2013

I appreciate Senator Grassley's focus on whistleblowers. I think it is very important, and he has done a great service to our country.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· May 22, 2013

I think we owe these agents to have a permanent Director. I think we should get him confirmed.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· May 22, 2013

Madam President, I came here today first of all to talk about the farm bill. I am a member of the Agriculture Committee. We are very proud of this bill. It is a strong bill. As Senator Chambliss just pointed out, it enjoys broad bipartisan…

Congressional Record · 2013-05-22