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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Sep 16, 2014

We need to set partisanship and political gamesmanship aside and get the extenders package across the finish line as soon as possible.

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Sep 16, 2014

Although 5 years have past, those statements are just as true today.

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Sep 16, 2014

An unregulated Internet has spurred innovation and economic growth all around the world.

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Sep 16, 2014

If we purposefully enact policies to make energy--something every business needs--more expensive, American businesses and jobs will go to China, India, and elsewhere.

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Sep 16, 2014

It has always been my position that, when it comes to energy policy, we need an all-of-the-above approach.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight in support of H.R. 3043, the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2013. First, I would like to thank Congressman Nunes for his hard work on this…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Sep 16, 2014

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight in strong support of the IMPACT Act, H.R. 4994. In particular, I would direct my comments tonight in regards to the provisions that deal with hospice care in…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. President, I join with my colleagues to urge the Senate to take up and pass the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act led by my colleague from Massachusetts, Senator Elizabeth Warren. This is about fairness, it is about…

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 16, 2014

We received witness after witness, particularly from various States that had large Native American communities, that said, look, we are all for Indian gaming.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 16, 2014

In other words, you just falsely gave the Committee the impression as if the Tohono O'odham was an impoverished tribe without Indian gaming.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 16, 2014

I am proud of that Act, and I am proud of the benefit that it has accrued to Indian Country.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 16, 2014

Isn't that kind of technical, because it is in the middle of the city of Glendale?

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 16, 2014

The Tohono O'odham tribe isn't one of those. It isn't one of those.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 16, 2014

We need to keep our promises to Indian Country.

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