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Darrell Issa

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Darrell Edward Issa is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party and previously served in Congress from 2001 to 2019, representing California's 49th congressional district. Throughout his political career, Issa has been known for his focus on free enterprise and has been involved in various legislative efforts related to business and economic issues.

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Jun 27, 2024

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

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Jun 27, 2024

In closing, as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee for over 20 years, I have traveled the entire region and met with our leaders, including our leaders in Israel. I met with the Mossad chief. I met with many, and what they have all…

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Jun 26, 2024

Spokespeople across the United States Government routinely refer to Xi Jinping as President of China. The only problem is he is not the President. He holds a number of titles in the Communist Party. They include three jobs. First, he is…

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Jun 26, 2024

My friend, the gentlewoman from California, knows that the acid rain that falls on California and throughout the United States comes from the knowing and willful burning of coal with no scrubbers in China. They don't need technology…

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Jun 26, 2024

Calling the state chairman a President helps the Communist Party offer a more presentable face to the world, and it hides the party's iron fist in a velvet glove of ceremonial title. {time} 1930 It sows confusion about Communist China's…

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Jun 26, 2024

For all of us who serve on the Science Committee, there is no greater investment that we have made around the world than the one we made in CERN. The one in that supercollider; the one that gave us the PET scan, which gave us a lot of…

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Jun 26, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

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Jun 26, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

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Jun 26, 2024

My amendment simply recognizes that over the last half-century things have changed. When I was a young private, Richard Nixon opened up the gate to China. A matter of less than a decade later, Jimmy Carter added them to the Science and…

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Jun 26, 2024

The gentlewoman from California, who I greatly admire is, in fact, in this case, wrong. She is making a mistake that I hope to correct in this debate. Xi Jinping is not the President. That is not the title that their government gives him…

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Jun 26, 2024

In closing, I completely agree that the State Department should have reasonable diplomatic ability, but it has become a problem of a misstatement. As I said earlier, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu should not be referred to as President even…

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Jun 25, 2024

Historically, this Committee moves copyright legislation on a consensus basis. These issues are not and should not be partisan.

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Jun 25, 2024

A man who never gets out of the office practically has Covid like five times.

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Jun 25, 2024

If we want to make a deal here today, you are hearing numbers that you pay that much for your coffee service in a year.

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Jun 25, 2024

I am one of the people that helped push for right to try, because I believe strongly that even when something has some unknown risk, those who are most going to be affected without it have a right to take that risk.

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Jun 12, 2024

I am not going to refer to the current President or the presumptive nominee. For my colleagues, Mr. Speaker, I am going to refer to the history of this body because I think the study of the history of this body should tell Members on both…

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May 14, 2024

I'm appalled that what began with Watergate as a legitimate scandal of the wrongdoing has now become an organized weaponization by this President and his Department of Justice.

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Apr 20, 2024

It is my honor to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Guam (Mr. Moylan).

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Apr 20, 2024

How much time do I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Apr 20, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 8, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $500,000,000) (reduced by…

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Apr 20, 2024

We meet in an extraordinary, extraordinary session here on a Saturday, and we do so because Iran has fired missiles over our very ships intended to land on our ally Israel. We meet here on a Saturday because Russia has invaded Ukraine and…

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Apr 16, 2024

He was forced to go to Iran to cut a deal because of our inaction.

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Apr 16, 2024

If we fail to cutoff the oil which would require interdicting at sea ships that are taking on Iranian oil directly and indirectly--if we do not do that then we miss the opportunity to stop the funding.

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Apr 9, 2024

I thank the chair and ranking member for bringing this bill here today. Mr. Speaker, as Californians, our relationship with our Tribes and bands is different from that of many other places in the United States. The Kumeyaay Indians…

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