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Bill Keating

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Bill Keating is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Keating has focused on issues such as national security, veterans' affairs, and economic development throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at supporting local businesses and improving infrastructure in his district.

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Jul 11, 2018

How could you possibly expect them to take it seriously, Ms. Correa, if the chief procurement officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security... sit here in a public committee the very next day, and are saying, well, we can't tell you…

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Jul 11, 2018

We are trying to reach out to our local and State election commissioners or secretaries of state, saying, we are here to help you prevent against this attack.

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Jul 10, 2018

The threat of MS-13 and the gang violence that is present in countries like El Salvador.

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Jul 10, 2018

I just think there should be better coordination.

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Jul 10, 2018

There is a definite contradiction with sending these people--many of them have been here for years legally to escape that violence--sending them back because now it is safer, yet at the same time the administration is saying what an…

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Jul 10, 2018

We are very concerned for the people of Nicaragua who are suffering a brutal crackdown at the hands of the Ortega government.

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Jul 10, 2018

I would like to thank Ranking Member Engel and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen for their continued interest and engagement on Caribbean topics.

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Jul 10, 2018

The President's response was to separate the children from their parents, traumatizing them.

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Jul 10, 2018

As a last comment, dealing with the Russians, our intelligence said they are doing it again.

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Jul 10, 2018

That is what we should be doing, frankly.

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Jul 10, 2018

We can't ignore that. And the damage we would do with what you are proposing to the rest of our allies would make things worse, I think, frankly.

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Jul 10, 2018

I think an alliance and a free trade agreement with the European Union would be our strongest move.

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Jul 10, 2018

Today's actions by the President at NATO certainly don't make the prospects of this look great, but our job here in Congress and this committee is to look at directions that we should take on our own.

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Jul 10, 2018

China has become the most important trading partner of over 100 countries and they have aggressively pursued investments.

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Jul 10, 2018

It is time we adapt our trade policies while working with our allies to confront China's bad behavior.

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Jun 22, 2018

In Cape Cod, the islands, and South Shore and south coast of Massachusetts, the real cause of death in overdoses now is fentanyl. It is being mixed with cocaine. It is being mixed with marijuana. And this is very important. This bipartisan…

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Jun 20, 2018

The United States cannot do the Strategic Deterrence Mission or the homeland missile defense mission without access to facilities located on allied territory.

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Jun 13, 2018

Just want to follow up a little bit on Mr. Deutch's question a little bit, and I mean this--I know you want to get away from partisan kind of issues but sometimes you can't.

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Jun 13, 2018

The support of the American people... is a demonstration of the support coming from the American people.

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Jun 13, 2018

They're going to continue. But I think we are able to really help them--give them solidarity, give them technical support, give them financial support.

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Jun 13, 2018

I tend to look at this as a glass half full and we may be talking differently 10 years from now.

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Jun 13, 2018

I would say this, too. Often I preface statements to other countries where we might be a little critical of the way they're operating.

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Jun 13, 2018

What about rule of law issue where these partisan attacks on enforcement agencies like the FBI or attacks on the judiciary based on the family history and nationality of one of the judges?

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Jun 13, 2018

Forget what I just said and pretend it's a hypothetical.

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Jun 13, 2018

We can't back off of it, and no amount of money is going to fix it.

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