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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Feb 4, 2015

What is the plan for the dozens of detainees that the Administration's own internal review categorized as those that we are incapable of trying but who are too dangerous for release?

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Feb 4, 2015

I think their attack on this country, they lost their rights, as far as their attacking this country.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 4, 2015

I think what it does is it points to the need to have really a data security standard that is attentive to any data breach standard.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 4, 2015

I think one of the things when we have this conversation that we forget sometimes is the fact that the card market is really two different markets to some degree.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 4, 2015

I think it is a market that needs further refinement.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

Mr. President, as we continue this debate on funding for the Department of Homeland Security, we face some fundamental questions. Are we going to prioritize the safety and security of the American people or are we going to put the country…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

Cloture was not invoked on the House bill. We saw that yesterday in our vote. It is a bill that cannot become law. There are only 24 days left before funding for the Homeland Security Department expires. The House bill cannot move forward…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

Mr. President, I will also point out a letter we received, which again, was addressed to Senator Cochran and Senator Mikulski. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

This is from emergency managers, and it says: The nation's local emergency managers urge you to include full-year funding for programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

There are any number of reasons why we need to pass a clean funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. We should be working to do that now. We should stop the ideological debate and focus on the risk to this country if we fail…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 3 more minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

Thank you, Madam President. I was very pleased to hear the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Mikulski, who has done such great work on the committee in putting together the bipartisan agreement that was negotiated…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

Madam President, I certainly agree with the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee. I will just point out that in the last 2 days, we have heard from the Conference of Mayors, which has urged us to pass a clean bill to fund the…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

I appreciate the work my colleague has done on this funding bill, and I think we certainly agree on the funding that is in the bill. That is not what the debate we are having is about. I ask the Senator from North Dakota if he has heard…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

Mr. President, I point out to my colleague that Senator Mikulski and I have introduced a clean bill that addresses funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The fact is we find ourselves in this situation on the appropriations bill…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 4, 2015

I thank the Chair. I also think it is instructive at this time to note for the Record that included in the Executive actions that Republicans are trying to defund are provisions that increase border security, prioritize enforcement…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-04