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Adam Schiff

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Adam Bennett Schiff is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff has played a significant role in various legislative efforts and is known for his work on national security and intelligence issues. He served as the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, where he was involved in high-profile investigations and oversight of intelligence agencies.

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Jul 16, 2019

Woman, I rise as the designee of Ms. Slotkin to offer her second amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title V, add the following new section: SEC. 507…

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Jul 16, 2019

Woman, we are all too familiar with the influence operations perpetrated by the Russian Government during the 2016 U.S. election. As the IC articulated in its January 2017 intelligence community assessment, those operations were merely the…

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Jul 16, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. This amendment requires a report on a number of civil liberties questions regarding the Terrorist Screening Database. We need to structure our counterterrorism programs by thinking about not only…

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Jul 16, 2019

May I make a parliamentary inquiry? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California will state his parliamentary inquiry.

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Jul 16, 2019

As the designee of the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley), I rise to offer an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 62, after line 4 insert the…

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Jul 16, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Securing the safe release of Americans held abroad is a top and urgent priority. Congress can play a role in keeping this issue at the forefront of public consciousness. With that in mind, I salute my…

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Jul 16, 2019

I am sorry. I couldn't hear the ruling of the Chair. The gentleman asked for unanimous consent. The Acting CHAIR. The Parliamentarian advised that the request cannot be entertained in the Committee of the Whole.

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Jul 16, 2019

Well, if my colleagues in the minority--I don't know how much time they have both on the amendment and on the time in opposition to the amendment--but if they can yield to my colleague to make sure that he has time for his remarks out of…

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Jul 16, 2019

The gentleman offering the amendment has how much time? Because they claimed both the time on the amendment-- The Acting CHAIR. The proponent of the amendment has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Jul 16, 2019

I thank the gentleman through the Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington is recognized for 1\1/2\ minutes.

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Jun 12, 2019

I thank the chair for her support. This amendment sends a clear message to the American people that Congress recognizes the importance of vaccination and immunization in the United States and urges individuals to follow the advice of their…

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Jun 12, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 90, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by…

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May 28, 2019

Well, again, I think Mueller was more than capable of asserting that if that's the conclusion that he had reached, that the president should be impeached. But, no, he said, this is now in the hands of Congress.

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May 28, 2019

I think that Bob Mueller has one more service to provide the country, much as he appears reluctant to do so, and that is, he really should testify before the Congress.

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May 21, 2019

Unless the United States fights to protect press freedom, authoritarians around the world will stifle it.

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May 21, 2019

Access to accurate journalism that holds governments accountable is the indispensable tool that allows citizens to exercise oversight over their government.

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May 20, 2019

I think the administration is certainly pushing the Congress in that direction by obstructing everything.

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May 8, 2019

45 years ago this summer, the Watergate scandal, which had preoccupied the Nation for 2 years, culminated with the resignation of President Richard Nixon and touched off a period of activism and reform on Capitol Hill. In the years that…

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May 7, 2019

Our focus is on the counterintelligence and foreign intelligence part of this.

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May 7, 2019

We are, we are. We've never had a president who's so blanketly, uniformly said, Congress, you have no business overseeing what our administration is doing.

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May 7, 2019

I don't think they're going to be able to stonewall through the election. But, yes, they're trying to buy time, they're trying to draw this out and simultaneously blame Democrats for how long the investigation is taking.

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May 7, 2019

At the end of the day, we have to make sure that the oversight work gets done. Otherwise, the country is vulnerable. He becomes a completely lawless president.

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May 7, 2019

It's impressive that on a bipartisan basis, they want to bring don Jr. back before the committee.

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Apr 10, 2019

This is what he was hired to do, which was to protect the president. But it is deeply concerning.

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Apr 4, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in strong support of S.J. Res. 7 invoking the War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. military support for the Gulf coalition in Yemen. For 4 years, the war in Yemen has ground on, killing tens…

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