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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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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 9, 2014

Mr. President, I want to start today by reading a few quotes on the issue of campaign finance reform. Here is the first one from 1987: What we ought to do is eliminate the political action committee contributions because those are the ones…

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 9, 2014

Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, if any, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for an hour, with Senators permitted to speak during that time for up to 10 minutes each, with the Republicans controlling…

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 9, 2014

Mr. President, I would object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 9, 2014

Mr. President, I agree with the Republican leader's defense of the First Amendment, but the constitutional amendment before us is not about limiting free speech. My Democratic colleagues and I are trying to address the special interest…

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Sep 9, 2014

Mr. President, S. 2779 is at the desk, I understand, and is due for its second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Booker). The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2779)…

Congressional Record · 2014-09-09
Carl Levin
@carllevin· Democratic · MI· Sep 9, 2014

the efforts of Senator Portman and Senator Levin, who are co-chairs of the Auto Caucus, to raise this issue

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Thad Cochran
@thadcochran· Republican · MS· Sep 9, 2014

Let me, again, congratulate you on your nomination and wonder whether or not you can identify now, after reviewing the jurisdictional responsibilities of the office you have been nominated to fill, what are the highest priorities of this…

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Barbara Mikulski
@barbaramikulski· Democratic · MD· Sep 9, 2014

Madam President, today we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, a landmark piece of legislation that continues to improve the lives of millions of women, their families, and the communities that support them…

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Thad Cochran
@thadcochran· Republican · MS· Sep 9, 2014

Thank you for your convening of this timely hearing for the nominee for Under Secretary of Rural Development at the Department of Agriculture.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 9, 2014

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the attached documentation from the Office of Compliance be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Congress…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 9, 2014

Madam President, Vermont has always been a farming State, and it is the dairy, livestock, vegetable, and fruit farms to which we owe thanks for the open pastures and spectacular vistas that Vermonters and all those who visit our State…

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Sep 9, 2014

Think ahead to 2016, the opening of the expanded Panama Canal, the increased cargo that will go to East Coast ports.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 9, 2014

If Obama resigns from office NOW, thereby doing a great service to the country—I will give him free lifetime golf at any one of my courses!

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 9, 2014

Imposing dunes on the Aberdeenshire coastline, @TrumpScotland’s Championship course is a classical Scottish links http://t.co/f2BuzvbhcD

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