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Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Mar 16, 2024

It is grotesque and hypocritical for Americans who hyperventilate about foreign interference in our own democracy to call for the removal of a democratically elected leader of Israel.

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Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Mar 16, 2024

This is unprecedented. We should not treat fellow democracies this way at all.

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Mar 13, 2024

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 352, nays 65, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 86] YEAS--352 Adams Aderholt…

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Brett Guthrie
@brettguthrie· Republican · KY· Mar 13, 2024

I want to emphasize this bill does not ban TikTok. It simply would require the Chinese Communist Party-affiliated ByteDance to sell TikTok and divest their interest. I was asked: Does this affect TikTok? No. It is any foreign adversary or…

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Mar 12, 2024

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1071 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1071 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the…

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Mar 12, 2024

May I inquire as to how much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Alford). The gentleman from Kentucky has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 7 minutes remaining.

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Mar 12, 2024

The committee granted by a recorded vote of 9-3 a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 6276, the Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act of 2023, and H. Res. 1065, Denouncing the Biden Administration's Immigration…

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Mar 12, 2024

The first step in solving a problem is to acknowledge that it exists. The other side of the aisle is having a problem with that because that is what this resolution does. It describes the problem. The second part of solving a problem is to…

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Andy Barr
@andybarr· Republican · KY· Mar 11, 2024

I was very impressed and alarmed with your testimony that the DPA has drifted from its original focus on national defense.

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James Comer
@jamescomer· Republican · KY· Mar 11, 2024

President Biden, the White House, and his personal attorneys have not been honest with the American people.

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Andy Barr
@andybarr· Republican · KY· Mar 11, 2024

We should not try to counter China by becoming more like China.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Mar 8, 2024

porkbarrel spending elicits images of politicos, fists full of cash to be passed out to the special interests. Porkbarrel spending sounds bad and smells worse. Porkbarrel spending is the original sin of Congress that Big Government types…

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Mar 8, 2024

what we have here is a pork fest of epic proportions. You can't imagine how much pork barrel spending is going on in this bill, but you should know about it. There are 6,000 earmarks in this bill. What is an earmark? An earmark is where a…

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Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Mar 7, 2024

We need to be talking about the future and not the past.

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Mar 6, 2024

Freedom surrendered is rarely reclaimed. We have an opportunity to do that. Few of the rights protected by our Constitution are more infringed than the right to privacy.

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Hal Rogers
@halrogers· Republican · KY· Mar 6, 2024

I thank the chairwoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, I rise in support of the appropriations act that we are considering today. The fiscal situation facing…

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Mar 6, 2024

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated...

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Hal Rogers
@halrogers· Republican · KY· Mar 6, 2024

This assistance will help empower our local police departments and ensure they have the resources they need to safeguard our neighborhoods. Law enforcement plays an important role in the well-being of every American in every congressional…

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