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Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Apr 27, 2024

I stand by everything I said when I addressed this issue on January 6th and February 13th.

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Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Apr 27, 2024

This is my principal interest: pushing back against isolationism.

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Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Apr 27, 2024

I think we need to stick with them. I think it's important to us.

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Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Apr 27, 2024

First responsibility is the administrations of these colleges.

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Andy Barr
@andybarr· Republican · KY· Apr 19, 2024

I thank the gentleman for the additional time. The Biden administration's refusal to implement strong sanctions against the pipeline not only removed deterrents before the full-scale invasion and invited Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but…

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 19, 2024

We have prosecuted over 300 terrorists in article III courts, and we could do it. My amendment says that FISA would only be utilized on foreigners, not Americans. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 19, 2024

I call up my amendment No. 1828. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] proposes an amendment numbered 1828. The amendment is as follows…

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Apr 19, 2024

I truly thank the chairman for yielding me time because he knows I am slightly opposed to the rule, so he is very gracious. I am concerned that the Speaker has cut a deal with the Democrats to fund foreign wars rather than to secure our…

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 19, 2024

the title of this amendment is the ``Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale.'' The Fourth Amendment is no mere limitation of government power. The Fourth Amendment is fundamental to the concept of American liberty. The Fourth Amendment was a…

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 19, 2024

Benjamin Franklin warned us that those who would trade liberty for security might wind up with neither, but somewhere along the way, we lost our courage. It takes courage to defend the Constitution. It takes courage to defend the Fourth…

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 19, 2024

The idea that we don't have time is a specious one. The only reason we wouldn't have time is because the supporters of this bill delayed to the last hour. We have 5 years to renew this. We delayed it until we have 4 hours left, and then we…

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Andy Barr
@andybarr· Republican · KY· Apr 19, 2024

While I rise in support of the rule, and I thank Chairman Burgess for his leadership on giving Members the opportunity to vote on these packages, I also rise to express my profound disappointment that the Biden administration and Democrats…

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 16, 2024

You should not hire any new employees, every year you should get smaller.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 16, 2024

By adding 125,000, you are adding to the problem.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Apr 16, 2024

Private corporations face these kind of problems and when they do, they do not add to their labor costs.

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Morgan McGarvey
@morganmcgarvey· Democratic · KY· Apr 16, 2024

Thank you for your support of H.R. 7985 and for including it in today's markup.

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