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Lou Barletta

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Feb 27, 2017

We truly hope that under your authority, the Department of Justice will reopen the investigation into these unindicted co-conspirators.

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Jan 31, 2017

Spending on infrastructure will grow the economy more than anything that I know.

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Jan 31, 2017

I thank Mr. King of New York for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my legislation, the Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2017. I thank Mr. King of New York and Chairman McCaul for working with me to introduce this legislation. The…

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Jan 31, 2017

First, I welcome the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson) to the committee. I look forward to working together to do good work for the American people. Mr. Speaker, firefighters, police, EMS, and other first responders are critical to our…

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Jan 31, 2017

I again urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 58, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Barletta) that the House…

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Dec 7, 2016

I again urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on S. 2971. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Barletta) that the House suspend the rules…

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Jun 16, 2016

Again, I thank the chairman and the committee for continuing to work with me on this issue. I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment…

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Jun 16, 2016

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 the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

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Jun 13, 2016

This attack is at the very least inspired by radical Islamic terrorism and once again demonstrates that radical Islam and ISIS are at war with us and want to attack our Western values.

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Jun 13, 2016

I believe it should be a priority for Congress to address this gaping loophole.

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Jun 13, 2016

More people overstayed their visa than were caught illegally crossing the Southern Border.

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May 23, 2016

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4487, as amended, includes reforms that will reduce the cost of Federal real estate and improve Federal building security. I am pleased to be the sponsor of this important…

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May 17, 2016

Border security is a fundamental responsibility of the Federal Government because we must protect both our national security and the American worker.

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May 11, 2016

In an era of growing Government debt, we need to ensure Federal spending is necessary and cost-effective.

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May 11, 2016

I would argue the amount saved by eliminating those disaster declarations certainly would not outweigh the benefit those declarations provide to helping our smaller, remote communities respond to and recover from disasters.

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May 11, 2016

In order to understand why disaster costs are going up, we need to look at the big disasters, since that is where over 90 percent of the money goes.

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May 11, 2016

In response to an inquiry from the Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman Kline and Chairman Rokita of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, HHS indicated that it would request additional…

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Apr 13, 2016

I am not convinced that we have connected the dots all the way down to the local government.

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Mar 15, 2016

The 9/11 Commission taught us that, to terrorists, travel documents are just as important as weapons.

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Mar 14, 2016

I find it extremely troubling that, at a time when our national debt is $19 trillion and counting, the Federal Government continues to throw money away with no regard for the consequences.

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Mar 14, 2016

I would have a hard time explaining to families in my district, many of whom are struggling to put food on the table, as to why they should be helping to pay for the health expenses of someone who broke the law to get here and has no right…

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Feb 29, 2016

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Shuster for his tremendous support and leadership on this bill. Few Members of Congress have had a greater impact on reforming our disaster programs since Hurricane…

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Feb 24, 2016

Helping our kids to succeed should always be a bipartisan cause.

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Feb 24, 2016

After school programs like SHINE are known to improve academic achievement, increase school attendance, and engage families in education.

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Feb 2, 2016

National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen explained that the intelligence picture that we have had of this Syrian conflict zone isn't what we would like it to be; you can only review data which you have.

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