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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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Jul 25, 2018

I welcome my colleague from California's support for this resolution. As my colleague knows very well, we have done far more in this body, and, as he mentioned, we have done far more in this body than these resolutions of support. These…

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Jul 25, 2018

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Wyoming has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Jul 17, 2018

These resolutions do lay out the steps necessary. These resolutions make clear that the House has done its business, has done its work; we need the Senate to do its work, and we need to get these bills to the President's desk. As I recall…

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Jul 17, 2018

And just want to say I enjoy very much the opportunity to serve with my colleague, Mr. Smith, on the Armed Services Committee, and I appreciate his support for this important resolution. {time} 1430 We disagree on several points. I know…

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Jun 27, 2018

I appreciate the gentlewoman's willingness to work with me on this important issue, as well as her tireless work on this critical bill. I will not be offering my amendments.

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Jun 27, 2018

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my colleague from California (Mrs. Torres) pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

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Jun 27, 2018

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 964 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 964 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

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Jun 27, 2018

During the previous administration, deep funding cuts as well as budget dysfunction in Congress have allowed a real atrophying of our military readiness in the Department of Defense. We have seen a steep decline in our capabilities while…

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Jun 26, 2018

I am prepared to close as well, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Jun 26, 2018

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 961 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 961 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

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Jun 5, 2018

I am in support of all of these bills. I want to thank my colleagues, Mr. Curtis and Mr. Pearce, in particular.

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May 23, 2018

I would like to thank my colleague, Mr. Byrne, for his tremendous work on this issue on the Rules Committee as well as on the Armed Services Committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this rule and the bipartisan work of the…

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May 21, 2018

I want to thank Representative Aponte for being here today and giving us the information from the Department of Natural Resources.

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May 17, 2018

I would like to thank my cosponsor, Mr. Newhouse, and I would also like to thank Chairman Conaway for his work on this important bill overall. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment that will just provide justice for our ranch…

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May 17, 2018

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 part III of subtitle C of title VIII, add the following new section: SEC. 8334. VACANT…

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Apr 11, 2018

I think that there are many of us who were very frustrated and opposed a lot of the domestic spending in the omnibus, but made the decision that our own dysfunction here as an entity, as a Congress, shouldn't be--the cost of that shouldn't…

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Mar 21, 2018

I just would reiterate extreme concern that we are in a situation where we are handcuffing ourselves, where we are facing adversaries who are clearly making significant progress that we are not making because of obligations that only we…

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Mar 19, 2018

One of the things I am very concerned about though is the INF Treaty and the ongoing danger frankly that we put ourselves in.

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Mar 19, 2018

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to all of our witnesses for being here.

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Mar 19, 2018

We as a committee remain deeply concerned about the lack of a cyber strategy from the administration.

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Mar 19, 2018

We have a national shortage of pilots and the airline industry is hiring over 4,500 pilots a year.

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Mar 19, 2018

I am concerned that these fall short in a couple of important ways that we have to study additionally before we proceed here.

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Mar 14, 2018

We, in Wyoming, fully understand and recognize that our fossil fuels are, in fact, national treasures, crucial to the functioning of our economy.

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Mar 7, 2018

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 762 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 762 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

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Feb 26, 2018

We need to recognize that Russia is not competing on a fair playing field.

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