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Mike Pompeo

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Mike Pompeo is a Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 70th United States Secretary of State from April 2018 to January 2021 under President Donald Trump. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, he was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from January 2017 to April 2018. Pompeo has also served as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2017, where he was known for his strong stance on national security and foreign policy issues. Throughout his career, he has emphasized a robust approach to counterterrorism and has been an advocate for American energy independence.

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Apr 12, 2016

I strongly support this legislation and encourage my colleagues to join me in urging for its swift passage.

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Apr 12, 2016

I haven't heard them, I haven't heard the senior officers expressing any concerns about their officers abusing the power and the process they have.

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Apr 12, 2016

It seems to me that the case for protecting human life and finding people who are in dire need of assistance from law enforcement far outweighs what now is, by my count, one example of case law that shows some form of a potential abuse of…

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Apr 12, 2016

It is just Kansas common sense that law enforcement should have a way to quickly find the location of a wireless telecommunications device if a person has been determined to be at risk of death or serious physical harm due to being…

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Mar 1, 2016

Last week, a gunman shot his way across south central Kansas, and then inside of Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas, killed three people and injured over a dozen. It is impossible to make sense of such violence and suffering. Renee…

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Jan 12, 2016

During his visit this September, less than 20 feet from where I stand, Pope Francis stood before this Congress and encouraged us ``to protect, by means of the law, the image and likeness fashioned by God on every human face.'' Throughout…

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Jan 11, 2016

The EPS Improvement Act of 2016 is a bipartisan and commonsense bill that would provide certainty to manufacturers.

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Jan 11, 2016

Without congressional action by February 10th of this year, this rule could unintentionally threaten thousands of jobs.

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Nov 16, 2015

I think that is counterfactual. I think they, all four, are cable people, highly capable of handling that information.

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Nov 4, 2015

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 12, after the item relating to section 62001, insert the following: Sec. 62002. GAO report on refunds…

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Nov 4, 2015

Just a little over 100 days ago, the Obama administration completed an agreement with Iran on their nuclear program. I strongly opposed the joint plan of action throughout its consideration in Congress. And indeed, Congress never approved…

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Nov 2, 2015

I think that is willful ignorance.

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