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"There’s a lot of poverty in this world, and you’re going to have people from all over the world.”
This designation will be the first time that the United States has ever named a part of another government as a FTO.
According to the official U.S. Congress website, Deutch’s carbon tax bill would “amend the Internal Revenue Code to impose a fee on carbon content of fuels.”
"Such an outcome would be good for American fruit and vegetable farmers, good for American families, and good for the nation’s food security."
"I want to set the record straight that under socialism there is only an equal opportunity to achieve poverty."
Now Venezuela’s Socialist Party leader and “Drug Czar,” Diosdado Cebello, has challenged Rubio to take a lie detector test with him.
"More drugs are coming out of Colombia right now."
“Either we want a bunch of bureaucrats in Washington telling us what we can’t do, or, we empower American innovators to unlock things that we can do.”
No, this is not an episode of "Punk'd" or "impractical Jokers," this is an actual claim by the Maduro regime.
"We need to view it as an urgent issue that requires our cooperation and, yes, our compromise.”
This “is not the moment to undo the whole system and embrace something that Americans have spent blood and treasure fighting to save other countries from.”
“Our nation has lost sight of the most important component of our immigration system – people.”
“The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities commends Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart for his commitment to Hispanic higher education."
Presented with the opportunity to put their senatorial money where their mouths are,
they have the strongest immigration laws anywhere in the world, and we have the weakest, the most pathetic laws.
“The Government Accountability Office has accepted my request to launch a probe into our governments talks on a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia.”
As you can imagine, Ocasio-Cortez is not too happy about the outcome, and lashed out against Utah Senator Mike Lee (R) for his senate floor speech that she viewed disrespectful.
"The way the majority interpreted the law only makes way for “serious constitutional problems.”
"We will move one step closer to ensuring that no weapons originating in the United States are used to silence dissent."
"I have been a loud and proud advocate for the Venezuelan community in Congress.”
Rubio contends that Democrats have reverted to ‘moving the goal posts’ because they cannot effect their change at the ballot box on election day.
"My mother’s fervor for activism affected the first years of my life, as it touches it today.”
“Senator John Cornyn grows increasingly out of touch with Texas.”
"There was no obstruction. There was no nothing.”
“We can’t talk about our veterans in any way but to thank them for the service they render for the job that they do.”
"We will continue to work with the Administration to ensure these aggressive actions by the Maduro regime are met with the appropriate action.”
"If you want to go to school to learn how to make a dark money machine in politics, go to these guys."
“That should be a decision that the woman makes."
“We’ll be making an announcement in the very near future.”
“This commonsense bill provides a solution to the many Venezuelans who currently reside in our country."
"All eyes will be on President Trump to see the response that he’ll bring to the table."
The Maduro regime-controlled National Electric Corporation (Corpoelec) said that the latest power outage that affected 11 states, including the capitol of Caracas, was an energy attack or sabotage against the state.
According to Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign finance reporting, “total individual contributions” netted $2,041,236.26, which includes $2700 from billionaire Tom Steyer.
"The United States will not sit idly by while the Cuban regime continues to support the Maduro’s crime family."
