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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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Oct 21, 2019

Luckily, I do not think the Brexit deal struck by Prime Minister Johnson will result in that.

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Oct 21, 2019

Can you tell me what we are doing now to preserve it, or are we just absent on it?

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Oct 21, 2019

This deal will avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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Oct 21, 2019

We cannot let unemployment drive a resurgence of terror on the Irish island.

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Oct 21, 2019

I believe that any Brexit deal must protect the Good Friday Agreement and ensure that no hard border be constituted.

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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 20, 2019

I support, you know, getting answers to questions. Here's the problem. When you say impeachment inquiry, that's - the end goal is impeachment, and that has a whole different meaning.

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Oct 20, 2019

We're leaving. We're staying. The Kurds aren't great. The Kurds are fine.

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Oct 20, 2019

I think where the disagreement comes is not - first off, ISIS isn't defeated. I'm afraid they're reconstituting, as we speak, even just psychologically, they can call this a victory.

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Oct 15, 2019

I think it is safe to say that not every Member of Congress has a plan for what to do about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but I think we all agree that the hearing is warranted.

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Oct 15, 2019

It is interesting, on the last line of questions, you know, one of the best things about democracy is our ability to have free speech and share opinions, but this can also be something that is a real threat.

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Oct 15, 2019

I think one of the biggest and most important things is people need to be aware of that.

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Oct 8, 2019

And because of a conversation with a basically dictator, President Trump pulled 50 soldiers, 50 people back, and those 50 people were holding back a Turkish attack.

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Oct 8, 2019

The President's biggest promise in the campaign wasn't to get out of all these wars, it was to defeat ISIS.

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Oct 8, 2019

I think the President makes very impulsive decisions on foreign policy, he can made an impulsive decision without thinking through the results of that.

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Oct 2, 2019

Evil is a very real thing, and we don't talk a lot about it.

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Oct 2, 2019

I may be outnumbered today, but I assure you there is a 100 percent turnout of Republicans from northern Illinois.

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Oct 2, 2019

Desperation can be a dangerous trigger, and to the extent we can work on helping and healing those who are struggling...

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Oct 2, 2019

Most of us here--I think all of us get along really well. We actually respect each other.

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Oct 2, 2019

I'm here to listen to our witnesses and the people of this community to learn more about what's working...

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Oct 2, 2019

Frankly, I am horrified each week when I see the number of people shot and/or killed over the weekend in Chicago or when I get a notification on my phone about an active shooter in our area.

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Oct 2, 2019

Thank you for being here. Your stories were both emotional and also informing.

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Oct 2, 2019

I was raised in the generation where you never wore bicycle helmets.

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