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Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Feb 9, 2015

Mr. President, I wish to express my strong support for Michael Botticelli as nominee to be the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Mr. Botticelli has more than two decades of experience supporting those who have been…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-09
Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Feb 9, 2015

We write to respectfully request that you hold a hearing on the significant problem of sex trafficking in the United States.

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Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Feb 9, 2015

Mr. President, today I am introducing the California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act, a piece of legislation that serves as an update to the historic California Desert Protection Act of 1994. This bill reflects our attempt to…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-09
John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Feb 9, 2015

Mr. President, I move to proceed to H.R. 240. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 5, H.R. 240, a bill making appropriations for the…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-09
John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Feb 9, 2015

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Kansas (Mr…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-09
John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Feb 9, 2015

Mr. President, in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to further proceedings. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar.

Congressional Record · 2015-02-09
John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Feb 9, 2015

Mr. President, I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 9, 2015

Unless we do something such as you are recommending, the Nation's security is at risk.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 9, 2015

I do recall a thing called the Reagan Doctrine, which in the words of Margaret Thatcher, won the Cold War without firing a shot.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Feb 9, 2015

Our Nation's vaccine program has greatly reduced human suffering and saved lives by preventing and reducing the outbreak of preventable diseases.

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Roger Wicker
@rogerwicker· Republican · MS· Feb 9, 2015

Mr. Chairman, I would like to be recorded as voting aye.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Feb 9, 2015

I simply want to express the same feeling of appreciation for your efforts not just today, but for many, many years.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Feb 9, 2015

Mr. President, today I am reintroducing, along with Senator Grassley, the Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act. This bill aims to end the subsidization of illegal corporate behavior by taxpayers by closing a loophole that…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-09
John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Feb 9, 2015

On February 10, 2015, Chairman Barrasso (R-WY) introduced the IRRIGATE Act (S. 438), establishing an Indian Irrigation Fund in the Treasury of the United States.

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Feb 9, 2015

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2015-02-09
Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Feb 9, 2015

Put simply, it is past time for Congress to stand up once again to fix our broken tax system.

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