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Thad Cochran
@thadcochran· Republican · MS· Jun 11, 2013

Isn't this an area that might be threatened and may have an effect on moral and discipline, particularly in the seagoing Navy?

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Thad Cochran
@thadcochran· Republican · MS· Jun 11, 2013

I was thinking back on my personal experience of getting ready to decide where to go to college, and how we were going to pay for it.

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Mark Pryor
@markpryor· Democratic · AR· Jun 11, 2013

ROA and REA thank the Committee for including Senator Pryor's bill S. 629, 'Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2013,' to be included in this hearing.

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Mark Pryor
@markpryor· Democratic · AR· Jun 11, 2013

Unfortunately, unemployment continues to run about 10 percent higher for younger Guard and Reserve members than for non-affiliated veterans.

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Mark Pryor
@markpryor· Democratic · AR· Jun 11, 2013

S.629 Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2013

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Barbara Mikulski
@barbaramikulski· Democratic · MD· Jun 11, 2013

We could have no greater champion than Senator Mikulski and we thank her--and you--for the bipartisan support this committee has demonstrated for higher education opportunities for our active duty military forces and their families.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jun 11, 2013

I think that there should be sunset provisions, and we should look at them periodically and we should actually debate them in a free and open society.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jun 11, 2013

And I will be waiting to see those specific examples either in open or classified fashion.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jun 11, 2013

Now, we collect millions and millions and millions of records through 215, but dozens of them have proved crucial or critical.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jun 11, 2013

Of course, in Boston, if you are talking about the marathon case, what the FBI could have done was to pass on the information to the Boston authorities.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jun 11, 2013

I want the American people to know that we are trying to be transparent here, protect civil liberties and privacy, but also the security of this country.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 11, 2013

I can't resist hitting lightweight @DannyZuker verbally when he starts up because he is just.so pathetic and easy (stupid)!

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jun 11, 2013

Madam President, I appreciate the words of my friend of decades, the Senator from Iowa. He and I worked very closely to have an open and transparent process. Whether we agreed or disagreed on an issue, we tried to move it on. After all, it…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jun 11, 2013

Madam President, over the past weekend, I was happy to hear from my neighboring State of New Hampshire that Senator Ayotte pledged her support to this bipartisan legislation. I know how much I appreciated working with her and Senator…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jun 11, 2013

All the time. I appreciate working with him. We were able to pretty well decide when matters would come up and make sure that both Republicans and Democrats had a chance to bring up all their amendments, and we adopted 136 or so…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jun 11, 2013

Mr. President, I will speak on this amendment at greater length just before the vote. It makes a small but important improvement in the processing of visas that are required by foreign performing artists before performing in American…

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