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Jeff Flake

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Jeff Flake is a former U.S. Senator from Arizona, serving from 2013 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He is known for his advocacy of free trade, fiscal conservatism, and a more restrained foreign policy. Flake has been a vocal critic of partisan politics and has often emphasized the importance of civility in political discourse. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as immigration reform and government accountability.

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Feb 27, 2018

I look forward to hearing testimony on these bills and will turn to Senator Cortez Masto.

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Feb 27, 2018

It is sure nice to have someone who is also from the Lower Basin.

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Feb 27, 2018

In Arizona, we have seen firsthand the value of resolving Indian water settlements or disputes through settlements.

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Feb 8, 2018

I rise today in opposition to the massive spending increases included in the proposed budget measure. To propose increasing Federal spending by nearly $300 billion over the next 2 years, on top of the spending increases already…

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Feb 6, 2018

last fall I had the honor to stand in this Chamber and deliver remarks on the subject of a great and growing concern to me--the stewardship of our democracy at the hands of the most powerful figure in our government. I stand again today to…

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Feb 5, 2018

Mr. President, words matter. Have we arrived at such a place of numb acceptance that we have nothing to say when a President of the United States casually suggest that those who choose no the to stand or applaud his speech are guilty of…

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Jan 30, 2018

I rise with great sadness to remember Edward Lorenzen, who, along with his 4-year-old son Michael, perished this weekend in a house fire. Ed was invaluable to my staff during last year's tax reform debate. The Washington Post honored his…

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Jan 30, 2018

as we continue the debate on the issue of immigration as it relates to providing a permanent solution to those young immigrants who benefited from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, the scope of this debate has expanded…

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Jan 30, 2018

I rise to honor the life of my friend Elder Von G. Keetch, legal counsel and leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His passing on Friday evening was sudden and unexpected, and I wish to extend my condolences to his…

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Jan 29, 2018

I would not like to see the scenario in which, in order to deal with this time limit, we end up having a text that is not what we, the three countries, need and want.

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Jan 29, 2018

What is not to like? I think we can all agree that this has been a tremendous success to all of us.

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