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John Ratcliffe

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John Ratcliffe is a Republican politician from Texas who served as the Director of National Intelligence from May 2020 to January 2021. He was previously a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Texas's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2020. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was known for his strong support of President Donald Trump and his focus on national security and intelligence issues. He played a prominent role in various investigations related to the Trump administration and was a vocal critic of the impeachment proceedings against Trump.

May 19, 2015

Mr. Chairman, how much time is remaining on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 30 seconds remaining. The gentlewoman from Florida has 30 seconds remaining.

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May 19, 2015

Mr. Chairman, my constituents sent me to Washington to cut wasteful spending. The Open World program is one of many, many programs that have the same purpose throughout the Federal Government. This is a chance to cut $5 million in spending…

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May 19, 2015

Mr. Chairman, I thank Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz for their hard work in crafting this bill. Mr. Chairman, in this fiscal environment, we have to be better stewards of taxpayer dollars, and we have to scrutinize…

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May 19, 2015

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 29, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,700,000)''. Page 37, line…

Congressional Record · 2015-05-19
May 19, 2015

I thank the chairman. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), the majority whip.

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May 18, 2015

I thank the witnesses for their very insightful and thoughtful testimony today.

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May 18, 2015

Unfortunately, our national dialog currently on this issue reveals a mistrust on all sides of the issue.

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May 18, 2015

I found that interesting. I also didn't see a lot of representation for a two-way exchange of what life was like for an officer on the street.

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May 18, 2015

I think that is a proper role for Congress, advisory oversight a little bit.

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Apr 29, 2015

Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank Chairman Dent and Ranking Member Bishop for their hard work on behalf of the 57,000 veterans in my district and on behalf of veterans and servicemembers across the country. I am also grateful for the…

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Apr 29, 2015

I thank the gentleman. I would like to yield the remainder of my time to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. MacArthur). {time} 1915 Mr. MacARTHUR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Texas. I have been fighting against BRAC since…

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