Political Quotes

Justin Amash

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Jul 11, 2019

May I ask how much time remains. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 1 minute remaining.

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Jul 11, 2019

Leaving these powers on the books is not only a dangerous threat to our civil liberties, but also undermines one of our strongest assets in trying suspected terrorists: Article III courts and domestic law enforcement. Since September 11…

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Jul 11, 2019

The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the President to order the indefinite detention of American citizens arrested on U.S. soil without charge or trial. The NDAA says that: The Afghanistan AUMF, empowers the President to…

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Jul 11, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new section: SEC. 10__. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF…

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Jun 18, 2019

May I ask how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining.

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Jun 18, 2019

Woman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. For more than a year, Republicans have been speaking forcefully about the use of FISA to gather intelligence on people associated with the Trump campaign. The concern is that some…

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Jun 18, 2019

Woman, when I go back to my district, I hear from my constituents and they always ask: What is wrong with Washington? We can see what is wrong with Washington right here. We have Republicans for months saying: We are worried about FISA…

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Jun 18, 2019

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 division C (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

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Jun 18, 2019

Woman, how much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Jun 18, 2019

Woman, a vote for this amendment is also a vote to keep the President in check. For 2 years now my Democratic colleagues have spoken about the administration's violation of civil liberties and its disregard for laws passed by Congress…

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Jun 18, 2019

Woman, my colleague is parroting the same thing we hear each time we try to make any reforms to the government surveillance authorities. These arguments are no longer credible. Just a few months ago, the former Director of National…

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