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Barbara Comstock

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Sep 28, 2016

I believe when I talk to our faculty, it is young scientists that suffer the burden of these regulations more directly and more personally.

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Sep 28, 2016

They talk a lot about having more transparency, which is very different from how our medical research is done today.

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Jul 6, 2016

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his tireless work on this important bipartisan legislation which I was proud to cosponsor. I rise in support of H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. Every week we hear from…

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Jul 6, 2016

On rollcall No. 370, I mistakenly voted ``yes,'' when I intended to vote ``no.'' Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Amodei The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman…

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Jun 21, 2016

I have no further speakers. I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

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Jun 21, 2016

And is there anything that we in Congress are doing that holds back those opportunities?

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Jun 21, 2016

Well, in this case, the judge said you are overreaching your authority, and I think the fact that EPA did not appeal probably was a recognition of that.

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Jun 14, 2016

On rollcall No. 299, had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Recorded Vote…

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May 23, 2016

I think we all hoped that this is just the beginning of a new era of accountability and transparency at Metro.

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May 16, 2016

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, ask human rights and religious freedom advocates to name their most steadfast friend who has served on Capitol Hill over the years, and Representative Frank Wolf, my predecessor, is always…

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Apr 12, 2016

I would like to acknowledge the achievements of an individual who has shown his dedication to the future of our Nation through educating our youth. John Cavanaugh attended Georgetown University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in…

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Apr 12, 2016

Those people need to be fired and we need to be taking the action that helps you.

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Mar 22, 2016

As the mom of a daughter with a biology degree major and with a master's degree in forensic science who is now working in the STEM fields, I ask that my colleagues support this bipartisan legislation to promote women in the workforce and…

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Mar 17, 2016

On rollcall No. 127, 128, 129, I was unable to vote, as I was attending a funeral service for a close family friend. Roll No. 127 was ordering the previous question; Roll No. 128 was H. Res. 649, providing for consideration of the…

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Mar 16, 2016

Yesterday afternoon the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, our Metro system, informed us that they would be suspending operations all day today and into tonight. While I appreciate that the new general manager had to make this…

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Mar 14, 2016

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his very important work on this vital issue of religious freedom. I know how closely you worked with my predecessor, Congressman Frank Wolf, who continues this fight for religious…

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Mar 14, 2016

The law states that the President shall consider what actions can be taken to ensure that those who are responsible for genocide are brought to account for such crimes in an appropriate constituted tribunal. Further, the President is…

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Feb 23, 2016

I thank the gentleman for his remarks. I yield to my friend, the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner).

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Feb 23, 2016

This Special Order is meant to honor the life and three decades of service of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Antonin Scalia. Justice Scalia was a person of great joy, great intellect, great wit, and great faith. Our…

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Feb 23, 2016

Before I begin, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the subject of this Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

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Feb 23, 2016

I thank the gentleman, and I thank all of my colleagues for their comments. Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate this opportunity for all of our colleagues to join us in celebrating the life of this great man, Justice Scalia, who so many of us…

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Feb 23, 2016

I thank the gentleman for those lovely memories. In the outpouring that we saw in his passing, one of the pictures that I saw from a neighbor was a picture of Justice Scalia, who was probably coming home for a long day at work, and some…

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Feb 23, 2016

I thank the gentleman for his lovely remarks. Five is a good start, right, getting to that nine. I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. King).

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Feb 23, 2016

I thank the gentleman for his remarks. I yield to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Roskam).

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Feb 23, 2016

I thank the gentleman from New York for his kind words and for bringing a New York flavor here to such a wonderful man. I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Walker).

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