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On the recordJuly 16, 2014
there will be an all-Senators briefing at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon, and it is all related to the emergency supplemental request to address the child and adult migration from Central America to the Southwest border. Recognition Of The Minority Leader The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Republican leader is recognized. Protecting Everyone's Rights Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, Members of Congress do not always see eye-to-eye on everything. It is fairly obvious. There are often strong and principled disagreements about taxes, the size and scope of government, ObamaCare, foreign policy--you name it. But let's be clear: When it comes to decisions about contraception, both parties believe a woman should be able to make her own decisions. Now, some on the other side would like to pretend otherwise. They think they can score political points and create divisions where there are not any by distorting the facts. And that is why their increasingly outlandish claims--claims one nonpartisan fact-checker described as ``simply wrong''--just keep getting debunked. Even worse, our friends on the other side are now on record as saying we should protect the freedoms of some while stripping away the freedoms of others. Republicans continue to insist that we can and should be in the business of protecting everyone's rights.…
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jul 16, 2014

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