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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Sep 15, 2014

It's a big enough issue for us to have a policy discussion and not be tied into the funding discussion.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Sep 15, 2014

It is foolhardy for the Obama administration to tie the hands and so firmly rule out the possibility of air controllers and special operators on the ground.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Sep 15, 2014

I think the barbarism and the threat that ISIL poses really became real for people in this country...

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Sep 15, 2014

I certainly intend to support the request for funding to train-and-equip vetted opposition groups in Syria.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 15, 2014

The chances of an Ebola outbreak here in the United States are extremely low.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 15, 2014

Every outbreak of Ebola over the past 40 years has been contained, and we are confident that this one can—and will be—as well.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 15, 2014

Our strategy is predicated on four key goals: Controlling the epidemic at its source in West Africa; Mitigating second-order impacts; Engaging and coordinating with a broader global audience; Fortifying global health security…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 15, 2014

H.R. 2 runs contrary to the Administration's commitment to promoting safe and responsible domestic oil and gas development.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 15, 2014

The bill would impose other unnecessary requirements on agencies that would seriously undermine their ability to execute their statutory mandates.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Sep 15, 2014

I am fully in favor of auto-enrollment pension plans, but less-educated workers are less likely to be offered pensions on the job.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Sep 15, 2014

So, really, it's mankind against ISIL, it's just not us against ISIL or Sunni Arab states against ISIL.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Sep 15, 2014

I'm a very robust Article 2 guy, but I think this is a pretty robust reading of the current AUMF.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Sep 15, 2014

Do you agree with me this is probably our last best chance to put these guys in a box and keep them there?

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Sep 15, 2014

What does it mean to the world if we take on ISIL and they defeat the people we send in to take them all? That's a bad day for us, do you agree?

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Sep 15, 2014

You take all the territory they hold, you take Mosul and Fallujah away from them.

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