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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.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VI, add the following section: SEC. 609. REQUIREMENT FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SUMMARY…
If our goal is to achieve effective sustainable development, we can't afford environmental and social harms any more than we can afford financial costs.
I would like to thank the chair. I would like to thank the ranking member for holding this markup and their work on all the bills that are in front of us.
Accountability is an important piece of any successful endeavor, especially in development.
Development efforts fail when there is insufficient attention to workers' rights, environment protection, or human rights.
To me, Congress can't continue to be AWOL from the discussion of the authorization of use of military force--an AUMF.
this morning's testimony you'd see, generally speaking, bipartisan agreement that pulling out is the wrong approach
To me, that would be a major setback and potentially provoke a nuclear arms race in the region, which has been mentioned.
Right now in Russia Putin has had a pretty good week with his ceremony being reinstalled as their leader.
This division with the West is exactly what Russia has been gearing toward and continues to undercut a coalition.
They transitioned from being an illegal outlaw nuclear rogue state to being a legal nuclear power.
I wish there was more attention on this hearing because I do believe Congress has a role.
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