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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Feb 10, 2015

I deployed an entire operation at significant risk to rescue not only her but the other individuals that have been held and probably missed them by a day or two.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Feb 10, 2015

I'm convinced that the United States should not get dragged back into another prolong ground war in the Middle-East. That's not our National Security interest and is not necessary for us to defeat ISIL.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Feb 10, 2015

If we had actionable intelligence about a gathering of ISIL leaders, and our partners didn't have the capacity to get them, I would be prepared to order our special forces to take action, because I will not allow these terrorists to have a…

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Feb 10, 2015

the only thing I find surprising about the President's strategy is how transparent we've been in announcing timeline and definitive troop withdrawals.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Feb 10, 2015

I think it is irresponsible and it is dangerous.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Feb 10, 2015

The demand for wireless mobile data is continuing to explode.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Feb 10, 2015

I think the administration needs to be crisp on this.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Feb 10, 2015

We congratulate Senators Rubio and Booker on the introduction of Wi-Fi Innovation Act which would secure more unlicensed spectrum in the 5 Ghz band.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Feb 10, 2015

it is something that is still an open switch and something that is critically important if we are going to continue to build on our gains there.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Feb 10, 2015

the President is going down a perilous path if he goes far off of what you already have in Afghanistan.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Feb 10, 2015

We have just under 2 million hardworking Americans who receive 95 percent of our electricity from coal power generation.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Feb 10, 2015

Senator Manchin has lodged an invitation for the EPA to come to a coal-producing State like West Virginia.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 10, 2015

I read with great interest the President's recent executive order planning for Federal sustainability in the next decade.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 10, 2015

I have had the opportunity to work with Senator McCain on the Special Immigrant Visa Program, trying to extend the number of visas that are available for Afghans coming to the United States.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 10, 2015

Mr. President, despite the fact that we are just days away from the Department of Homeland Security shutting down, we don't yet have an agreement to fund a clean bill to keep the Department of Homeland Security operating. Unfortunately, we…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 10, 2015

The Wall Street Journal wrote: DHS funding runs out this month, and the GOP has now marched itself into another box canyon. If Homeland Security funding lapses on February 27, the agency will be pushed into a partial shutdown even as the…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-10