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May 18, 2012 |
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Rob Woodall, R-GA
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"I am a Southern Republican, Mr. Speaker. I’m a hard-core right winger. I have more in common with a Democrat from Tennessee than I do with Republicans from California. This isn’t about party; this is about American. And the only things that get done get done working together. Why? Because we have a Republican House. We have a Democratic Senate. We have a Democrat in the White House, and we have a constituency. We have an America that is divided about what to do. But I don’t think there’s anybody out there—well, with the exception of the President, Mr. Speaker—who believes that the problem is that we’re not spending enough. I think a lot of folks think Washington is wasting the money that it’s spending and that we can do better."
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| Authorization For Use Of Military Force |
May 18, 2012 |
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Louie Gohmert, R-TX
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"My friend Justin Amash and I have many times in his year-and-a-quarter-or-so of being here have consoled each other as being one of only two, three, four, five who voted for or against a bill. And we’re kind of out there by ourselves. So I was not surprised to see that Justin Amash was trying to work on an amendment that would fix this same concern that he and I had. I think his concern—and he can speak more accurately toward this—but I think his concern was more with the NDAA. Mine was more with the AUMF. This grant of power was far too unbridled. It needed restraint."
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| The Food And Drug Administration Safety And Innovation Act—Motion To Proceed—Continued |
May 17, 2012 |
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Lindsey Graham, R-SC
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"But to this resolution not being an authorization to use force, I would say to Senator Menendez that this last statement—which wasn’t in the base bill—I don’t object to that. This is not a declaration of war. I don’t know why someone added Syria. We are not talking about Syria, but there are some people out there who want to limit the ability of the United States sometimes to defend itself. I want to put a sentence in your sanctions bill that all options are on the table, as they have been for months, if not years."
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| S. Con. Res. 41, H. Con. Res. 112, S. Con. Res. 37, S. Con. Res. 42, S. Con. Res. 44 En Bloc—Motions To Proceed |
May 16, 2012 |
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Thomas Carper, D-DE
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"I want to close and say to my friend, Senator Conrad, I know the Senator, as much as I, favors Bowles-Simpson, and I want to thank the Senator for the work he is doing in bringing attention to it again and saying this is still the best plan in the room. I think it is still the best plan out there."
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| Domestic Oil |
May 16, 2012 |
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John Garamendi, D-CA
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"I thank you so very much. I do have another meeting. I’m going to have to run, but this is good. It’s good to get the information out there. Thank you for bringing us together tonight."
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