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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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Mar 6, 2019

When the industries that manufacture energy-efficient consumer products are uncertain about the application of laws and regulations, it leads to less confidence.

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Mar 6, 2019

I am willing to work in a bipartisan fashion to address these issues.

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Mar 6, 2019

Are you committed to following the laws that Congress passes as Congress intends?

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Mar 6, 2019

What we can't impose is human behavior.

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Mar 6, 2019

I think it is important to remember, you can impose rules. We are Congress; we can do whatever we want imposing rules.

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Mar 6, 2019

If the consumer is uncertain about the energy saving and cost savings benefit of these products, they could either pay more for less efficiency.

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Feb 26, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to start by saying something: Everybody here in this Chamber means well. Everybody here in this Chamber believes they are fighting for the right thing for this country. Unfortunately, sometimes…

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Feb 5, 2019

I would be opposing my own party in this resolution because I think it is so bad.

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Feb 5, 2019

One of my biggest pet peeves in foreign policy is when people allow whoever is President to change their foreign policy view.

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Feb 5, 2019

If the U.S. Government was overthrown by a terrorist organization and somebody was bombing that terrorist organization...

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Jan 29, 2019

to publicly disagree and try to shame, I don't understand that. I don't know what the president gets out of it. And I certainly know that it's damaging, I think, to our national security.

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Jan 29, 2019

I still think when it comes to issues outside of the shores of America, we have to show a united front.

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Jan 29, 2019

I wish he wouldn't do that. ... I don't see the reason to get -- enter a public spat with your intelligence agencies.

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Dec 21, 2018

In conclusion, I ask my colleagues in the House to support this bill. I thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle for their hard work, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion…

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Dec 19, 2018

The president, who ran on be in this real tough guy that's just going to just destroy ISIS, gave up, it feels like.

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Dec 19, 2018

We're less safe. I think does that mean tomorrow something bad is going to happen? You know, hopefully not.

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Dec 19, 2018

What we can do, is maybe through resolutions, letters, speaking out, make our voice heard.

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Dec 18, 2018

I think against all his national security advisers, to leave Syria immediately, I was blown away.

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Dec 18, 2018

As president, he has a right to do it. But as a member of Congress, and an American, I have a right and a responsibility to speak out when it's wrong and this is wrong.

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Dec 18, 2018

Rand Paul is not really a Republican. He's a libertarian masquerading as a Republican.

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Dec 18, 2018

If the president follows through on what he said and we leave Syria, that fight is going to move somewhere else because they're not going anywhere.

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Dec 12, 2018

We have got a lot of really important issues we talk about every day out here. I want to talk about something that is happening a few thousand miles away but affects us all. I want to talk about what is going on in Syria. Mr. Speaker, I…

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