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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 31, 2024

We are going to have this command economy, and we are going to plan for a growth in the electrical grid?

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 31, 2024

China dominates the battery industry and our subsidies are providing a market for China's command economy.

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Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Jul 31, 2024

Mr. President, I particularly appreciate the moral leadership of Senator Casey. As Senator Wyden just said, he always posts questions: How does this affect family? How does this affect children? He knows it from his experience, and he…

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Jul 31, 2024

Madam President, I will be brief. Back in the early eighties, disco was popular. I was young, and LaVerne Allen was just coming into the Senate, first as an intern and now as what everybody refers to as the ``enforcer'' on the floor. I had…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 31, 2024

Mr. President, first of all, let me congratulate Senator Brown and Senator Casey and all the work they put into this effort and Chairman Wyden for his negotiation to where we are right now. This is a big deal for Rhode Island. We actually…

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Roger Wicker
@rogerwicker· Republican · MS· Jul 31, 2024

Madam President, I want to congratulate and thank my colleague from West Virginia for her remarks and for her leadership to make America strong again so that we can have peace through strength. The distinguished Senator mentioned a hearing…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 31, 2024

Madam President, today, I am joining Senator Capito to introduce the Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2024 in order to improve access to needed therapies for children. Children are not just small adults. Drugs affect their developing…

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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2024

Earlier today, I spoke with Alexei's widow, Yulia, to discuss the significance of their release. And as I told her, this being an additional time for previous conversations with her, the United States stands with all of those who are…

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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2024

Over many years, President Biden and I and our team have engaged in complex diplomatic negotiations to bring these wrongfully detained Americans home. We never stopped fighting for their release. And today, in spite of all of their…

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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2024

I'm Black. And I'm proud of being Black. And I was born Black. I will die Black. And I'm proud of being Black and I'm not going to make any excuses for anybody because they don't understand.

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Michael Bennet
@michaelbennet· Democratic · CO· Jul 31, 2024

I want to thank the Presiding Officer who has been such a champion on all these texts, the Senator from Nevada, and the Senator from New Hampshire as well, for bringing together people from both sides of the aisle to work on this. And you…

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Michael Bennet
@michaelbennet· Democratic · CO· Jul 31, 2024

Apple pie. Or who is your favorite, you know, celebrity. And yet they were able to come together over there in the House of Representatives and pass a bill with 357 freaking votes. So we are going to put this on the floor. There is a lot…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 31, 2024

Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Meredith Vacca to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Judge Vacca earned her B.A. from Colgate University and her J.D. from the University at Buffalo School…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 31, 2024

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 31, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4879 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 31, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4878 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-31