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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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Jul 6, 2020

We need a Russian policy, one that keeps Americans safe, not one that puts President Trump on good terms with the corrupt and criminal government of Vladimir Putin.

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Jun 23, 2020

Despite all the debate, I actually have yet to really take a position on whether to preserve, amend, or repeal Section 230.

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Jun 22, 2020

I think we need a lot more information, eventually, on what the Chinese Communist Party knew, what they withheld.

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Jun 15, 2020

It is a national security issue. It is a climate security issue and the Russians and the Chinese have figured that out.

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Mar 10, 2020

The Russians exploit that, and I think it is wrong for any administration ever, under any party, to deny the seriousness of that undermining any kind of democracy.

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Mar 10, 2020

We need Georgia--if you look at their location in the region, it is either stuff goes through Russia or Iran or Georgia.

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Mar 10, 2020

President Clinton once said his greatest regret was inaction in Rwanda. And I think this generation will look back and say our greatest regret is inaction in Syria...

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Mar 10, 2020

If I was asked to not admit I was an American in my service to my country, I would be pretty ticked off, quite honestly.

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Mar 10, 2020

This is a bipartisan failure. This was a failure of the last Administration in stopping Russia from even being involved in Syria...

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Mar 10, 2020

One thing that we need to remember is Russia is kind of a paper tiger.

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Mar 10, 2020

Russia is a paper tiger. They are a power in the region. They are somebody that has to be dealt with, but they exist.

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Mar 10, 2020

Every time the Russians come up to a red line and they are pushed back... we have not put too many brick walls in front of him.

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Jan 13, 2020

I supported the Administration going to Libya, and I said that that was not something that needed to come to Congress.

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Jan 13, 2020

The military's prime job is not to be safe. It is to keep the American people safe.

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Jan 9, 2020

I thank the chairman for yielding. Sometimes when I watch the debate, I wonder what happened to the confident America that I remember; that when a failing country threatens us, we actually respond with force instead of fear and run away…

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Dec 4, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as a cosponsor of this legislation, I rise in strong support and encourage its swift passage. By some estimates, nearly 48 billion robocalls were made in the U.S. in 2018, which is a 57…

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Oct 29, 2019

I thank the ranking member for yielding. It is sad that we are here. As a military member, I spent some time at the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey in `06, or maybe a little before in `05. I think we all, as Members of this body, have probably…

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Oct 29, 2019

Not only am I concerned about reliability, I am concerned about two more things: job loss and stranded assets, or really, wasted assets.

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Oct 28, 2019

This is a regime that cannot be allowed to persist as-is, the people have to have a say in the direction of their country.

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Oct 28, 2019

It is a lesson, because we see them in Venezuela and we will see them elsewhere. Stop them early.

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Oct 28, 2019

I think it is important to--it is a lesson when they, you know, basically showed up in Syria in 2012 or 2013.

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Oct 21, 2019

We know that the installation of barriers along the Irish border could possibly lead to instability.

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Oct 21, 2019

Is your sense that they are just waiting until there is an agreement or that it is just a lack of interest?

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