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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

They are blatantly disregarding the law that this body passed, the Senate passed unanimously.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 18, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be allowed to speak prior to the scheduled rollcall votes: Myself for up to 10 minutes, Senator Cornyn for up to 15 minutes, and Senator Merkley for up to 5 minutes. The…

Congressional Record · 2024-06-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 18, 2024

Mr. President, with election day approaching in less than 5 months, Democrats are getting understandably concerned. After all, a historic 3-year-plus border crisis and a historic 3- year-plus inflation crisis are not exactly an ideal…

Congressional Record · 2024-06-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 18, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have voted ``nay.''…

Congressional Record · 2024-06-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 18, 2024

Mr. President, in just a few minutes, I will ask for a unanimous consent to pass my Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. This is a very simple bill, and it should be a noncontroversial one. It simply says that a baby born alive…

Congressional Record · 2024-06-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 18, 2024

the following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Alaska…

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

It is wrong to censor and lie to the American public.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

The propaganda involved in the origins of COVID-19 is astounding to me.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

I think one of the worst things that happened in the COVID era is that our own government deliberately withheld information from us.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

As a scientist who is supposed to follow facts, do you regret the fact that your 'work' was used to censor your fellow scientists?

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

That is a lie. Let's stop right there. That is a lie.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

They are blatantly disregarding the law that this body passed, the Senate passed unanimously.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

You should have done better, sir. You should have done better. Because you didn't, people have suffered.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

Do you regret being part of this effort, this propaganda effort?

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jun 18, 2024

We should not be financing Gain-of-Function research.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jun 18, 2024

I am not going to get so excited about where COVID happened to come from. What I know is that something very dangerous could come from Gain-of-Function research if it's not properly regulated.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

That is a lie. Let's stop right there. That is a lie.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 18, 2024

Do you regret being part of this effort, this propaganda effort?

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