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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 10, 2014

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 3796

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 10, 2014

I now ask for a second reading but, in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be read for the second time on…

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 10, 2014

Mr. President, I have a motion to recommit S.J. Res. 19 with instructions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to recommit the bill to the…

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 10, 2014

Mr. President, I have a second-degree amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 3794 to amendment…

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 10, 2014

I ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 3794 to Amendment No. 3793

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 10, 2014

Mr. President, I have a second-degree amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 3792 to amendment…

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 10, 2014

Can you believe that our very stupid politicians released the leader of ISIS and now we are spending billions trying to get him back!

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Sep 10, 2014

Mr. President: Ensuring that all students, regardless of background or ability, have access to an education that gives them the opportunity to live a successful and fulfilling life has always been a major focus of my career in public…

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Sep 10, 2014

Mr. President, throughout my career in public service I have focused on ensuring that each and every child with a disability is ensured the right to a good education. To this end, I have fought tirelessly to safeguard the rights of…

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 10, 2014

I just want to know how much is Saudi Arabia and others who we are helping willing to pay for our saving from total extinction. Pay up now!

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 10, 2014

My interview on 9/13/01 with a German reporter after visiting Ground Zero https://t.co/uJC4G64xyN

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 10, 2014

I am providing this report as part of my efforts to keep the Congress fully informed.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 10, 2014

We will deepen and broaden sanctions in Russia's financial, energy, and defense sectors.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 10, 2014

If Russia fully implements its commitments, these sanctions can be rolled back.

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Michael Bennet
@michaelbennet· Democratic · CO· Sep 10, 2014

Mr. President, I first wanted to acknowledge the severity of the challenges we face as a country right now, whether it is military action to stop the threat of ISIS or the crisis in Ukraine. Colorado is waiting to hear from the President…

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Sep 10, 2014

Mr. Speaker, later today, the House will consider the Employee Health Care Protection Act, and I urge my colleagues to support this important piece of legislation. As I traveled West Virginia during the August recess, I heard from small…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 10, 2014

Beginning tomorrow, there will be teenagers, young adults who are born after 9/11. It's remarkable. And while these young Americans did not know the horrors of that day, their lives have been shaped by all the day since, a time that has…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 10, 2014

ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way.

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