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Liz Cheney

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Liz Cheney is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. During her time in Congress, Cheney was known for her strong stance on national security and her opposition to former President Donald Trump, particularly following the events of January 6, 2021, which led to her being removed from her leadership position within the House Republican Conference.

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Feb 7, 2021

The single greatest threat to our republic is a president who would put his own self-interest above the Constitution, somebody who has provoked an attack on the United States Capitol to prevent the counting of electoral votes, which…

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Feb 3, 2021

No, and if you look at the two votes that you were talking about earlier, you had 61 votes to oust Liz Cheney from her leadership position who voted with her conscience, and that was a secret vote, but then only 11 Republicans to remove…

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Feb 2, 2021

We really did have a terrific vote tonight, a terrific time this evening, laying out what we're going to do going forward, as well as making clear that we're not going to be divided.

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Jan 27, 2021

But what it is in its totally is an autocratic fascistic movement.

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Jan 15, 2021

There has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.

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Jan 13, 2021

The president of the United States summoned this mob and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing. There has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States of his office and his oath to the…

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Jan 13, 2021

I'm not going anywhere. This is a vote of conscience.

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Jan 12, 2021

There has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.

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Jan 12, 2021

There has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.

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Jan 12, 2021

This insurrection caused injury, death, and destruction in the most sacred space in our republic. Much more will become clear in coming days and weeks, but what we know now is enough. The president of the United States summoned this mob…

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Jan 11, 2021

Today, House and Senate Republican leaders gave permission to end this.

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Jan 11, 2021

Liz Cheney now backing the impeachment of President Trump.

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Jan 11, 2021

I'm voting for impeachment.

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Sep 21, 2020

Again, Mr. Speaker, we support the passage of Congressman Johnson's bill, H.R. 895, and would also prefer to enact this provision into law along with measures that will help the Navajo Nation with their broader water shortages. Mr…

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Jul 21, 2020

By direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 1058…

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Mar 27, 2020

That morning, as our Nation faced another time of testing, the chaplain urged us: Work as though everything depends on you, because it does. Pray as though everything depends on God, because it does. We will defeat this virus. We will…

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Mar 13, 2020

By direction of the Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 903 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, ranked…

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Mar 2, 2020

And I think that what we have seen with this agreement now concerns me as much as the Iranian nuclear deal did.

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Mar 2, 2020

And then, finally, I would just ask for your commitment--both of you--that the decisions about U.S. troop levels on the ground in Afghanistan will be made based on what is necessary for our security.

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Mar 2, 2020

So I believe that the American people deserve to know what agreement has been entered into in our name with the terrorists who harbored those who killed 3,000 Americans on 9/11.

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Feb 25, 2020

I think it is crucial that the United States not go down the path that we saw and, frankly, the Secretary of State was so effective with respect to the Iranian nuclear deal in uncovering secret annexes and side deals with respect to Iran.

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Feb 25, 2020

Will you give assurances to this committee and make a commitment that any deal the United States enters into with the Taliban will be made public in its entirety?

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Feb 25, 2020

I also want to know whether or not the Department has decided that, contrary to what we heard repeatedly from your predecessors, an increase of 3 to 5 percent real growth annually is necessary in order to maintain and continue the kind of…

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Jan 16, 2020

By direction of the Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 801 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby…

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Oct 31, 2019

They will be held accountable by history for what they are doing. They have absolutely no right to talk about threats to this Nation if they are diverting the full attention, resources, and focus of the House Intelligence Committee onto a…

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