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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin will be postponed. The Chair understands amendment No. 40 will not be offered…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

The Keynesian economics, I guess, aside, the gruel belongs wherever the gruel belongs, but public safety belongs to everyone else. It is not just the trucking industry, it is the people who are involved in those injuries, as well. We need…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I am prepared to close, but I would still like to make sure I heard what I thought I heard. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I assume that the answer is that the sponsor doesn't want to repeat what he may have said. I just didn't hear it. At this point, I am prepared to close, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

No one remembers who Edward Everett is. He spoke for a couple hours at Gettysburg. That speaks for itself. There really doesn't need to be much in response to those who deny that climate is an existential threat, so I will just say two…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

We were quoting Dickens before. There is a line in Shakespeare. I will let somebody else fill in the rest of the lines. ``It is a tale . . . full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.'' We are the first generation to feel the effects of…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Kenly Kato to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Born in Los Angeles, CA, Judge Kato received her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 65 Offered by Mr. Norman The Acting CHAIR…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

According to data from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System and Crash Report Sampling System, heavy vehicles are involved in about 77,000 crashes a year, resulting in over 500 fatalities and almost 34,000 injuries. NHTSA estimates…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kentucky will be postponed. Amendment No. 60 Offered by Mr. Massie The Acting CHAIR. It is…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

We simply oppose this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chairman, Congress should not allow valuable taxpayer dollars to fund these executive orders that do nothing to help the American people. Those…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

My friends across the aisle can turn a blind eye to the wildfires, smoke-covered skies, life-threatening heat waves and extreme weather we now face nearly every day somewhere in this Nation. We have seen the impacts of climate change in…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

My colleague is already trying to undo the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which included funding to improve and expand ferry service in rural and urban communities across the country. These funds allow places like Georgia, Representative…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

Do we really want to target dedicated public servants and threaten their livelihoods because we disagree with them? These public servants are doing their jobs, carrying out the policy of the administration they serve. They should be…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

It can only be described as disgraceful to target dedicated public servants and threaten their livelihoods. Our government is dependent on their skills and their dedication to the job to help this country go forward. Ms. Gordon has been a…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

We now enter the theater of the absurd. Again, for the second day in a row, let's have two White people talk about racial equality in the United States because we know so much about it from having, oh, so much experience, but here we are…

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Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

More than 10,000 people die every year from drunk driving crashes. Drunk drivers are seven times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than a sober person. You would think that the Republicans would want to do something about it…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 6, 2023

I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), and I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes.

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