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Adam Kinzinger

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Adam Kinzinger is a former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district, serving from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Kinzinger gained national attention for his outspoken views on various political issues, particularly his criticism of former President Donald Trump. He was one of the few Republicans to support the impeachment of Trump and served on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot.

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May 15, 2022

We need to replace @EliseStefanik, @GOPLeader @RepMTG @CawthornforNC and a number of others. The replacement theory they are pushing/tolerating is getting people killed.

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May 1, 2022

I think certainly new information will come to light.

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May 1, 2022

I think it's important -- you know, we've got to build a narrative.

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Apr 28, 2022

I think it goes to show how lost the Republican Party really is right now.

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Apr 27, 2022

I think, you know, it takes a lot to change an army from Warsaw equipment basically to NATO equipment.

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Apr 27, 2022

Ukraine is fighting for all of us. They happen--we have to arm them because they are fighting for all of us.

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Apr 27, 2022

I actually really do believe that if Vladimir Putin moves in on NATO territory, he would be met with a devastating response.

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Apr 26, 2022

It's quite obvious that he's failed at that. And he continues to push a narrative that's false. He continues to defend people, pushing false narratives. And that's wrong.

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Apr 6, 2022

I thank the gentleman for yielding time. Dan Scavino's blatant disregard for our subpoena is his effort to ensure that Congress and the American people never get the firsthand story that he has to tell. None of us should find that…

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Apr 6, 2022

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, for all practical purposes, Dan Scavino's career is Donald Trump. Scavino was 16 when they met, and he is, to this day, a Trump stalwart. Scavino was central to the Trump administration's…

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Mar 28, 2022

Democracies aren’t defined by bad days or bad things that happened but how they defend it and how they come back from that.

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Mar 27, 2022

This is important. We're going to get to the bottom of this. And as we're seeing in Ukraine, people are willing to die for democracy.

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Mar 27, 2022

We at least have to be willing to put careers on the line for the same cause.

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Mar 27, 2022

The bottom line for the committee is this. Was there an effort to overturn the legitimate election of the United States?

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Mar 27, 2022

We have to give them everything they need to win this war, because we've made it clear we're not going to intervene directly.

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Mar 27, 2022

The question for the committee is, this or any exchange, was there a conspiracy or an attempt to come up with a reason, or how close did we get to overturning an election?

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Mar 27, 2022

People are willing to die for democracy. We at least have to be willing to put careers on the line for the same cause.

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Mar 27, 2022

I have talked to Ukrainian members of Parliament, those out advocating for what's needed on the ground as well. And they say they need these.

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Mar 27, 2022

We are not, as the committee, out to throw people in jail. We can have criminal referrals, like we do against Mark Meadows because he has denied legitimate requests from Congress to come in repeatedly.

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Mar 27, 2022

We can have criminal referrals, like we do against Mark Meadows because he has denied legitimate requests from Congress to come in repeatedly.

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Mar 14, 2022

I do worry what happens when this goes into chemical weapons. And I think the president should make it very clear that weapons of mass destruction are a very, very bright red line that NATO will enforce.

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Mar 14, 2022

Maybe we ought to look at supporting some of our allies, fighting Russians and other areas as well.

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Mar 14, 2022

Vladimir Putin has no right to contest the skies over Ukraine in the first place. And Ukraine has a right to defend their skies, even if that involves partner.

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