| Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act Of 2012—Motion To Proceed |
May 14, 2012 |
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Ron Johnson, R-WI
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"Mr. President, by now, it should come as no surprise that the Senate has not passed a budget in over 3 years. I believe it has been 1,111 days. When I go to back to Wisconsin—and I think it is probably true of my colleagues—the people of Wisconsin, and I think the people all over America, want us to work together and solve our debt and deficit issue. Since I have been here, the Republicans have fulfilled the responsibility to show what the plan is for stabilizing our debt and deficit. The House passed a budget in the last 2 years, but the Democrats in the Senate have not. It is because they simply refuse to be held accountable. That is a real shame."
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| Legislative Program |
May 10, 2012 |
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Eric Cantor, R-VA
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"Mr. Speaker, I will join the gentleman in thanking both of our staffs. They did tremendous work, as well as Mr. Miller on the Financial Services Committee and the staff there, Mr. Bachus’ staff. Your office can be instrumental, I think, in helping move the Senate along. But everyone from the chief of staff on down in your office—and we want to thank you as well for your team’s commitment to working, again, in a very difficult equation where there were a lot of differences that we tried to work through but, in the end, didn’t want to unilaterally disarm American business in the name of competitiveness in our country."
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| Military Appreciation Month |
May 10, 2012 |
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Lynn Jenkins, R-KS
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"This week, as the House attempts to block the gutting of our defense department, I think it is important to remember that the first priority of the Federal Government is to protect us and there are brave men and women across the globe who deserve our support."
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