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I don’t bear her any ill will. She executed the president’s policy on securing the southern border. But when I see spending porn, a quarter of a billion dollars spent on what in effect are political ads through a no-bid…

The speaker (Kennedy, R) is criticizing an unnamed official who appears to be a fellow Republican administration figure (executing 'the…Show full reasoning

…g up my second bill. It is called the Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act. Remember, my first bill that Senator Paul objected to would have said Members of Congress don't get paid, just like our staffs don't get paid, just like air traffic controllers don't get paid, j…

Kennedy references a specific objection by fellow Republican Senator Rand Paul to an earlier bill and crafts a second bill to address that objection.Show full reasoning

I will not, Mr. President. I would like to explain why. I understand Senator Paul is making a good point. What he is saying is, rather than saying, as I am, that nobody else is being paid so Memb…

Kennedy is discussing a legislative disagreement with fellow Republican Senator Rand Paul, making this an own-party target.Show full reasoning

…g is, if everybody over here isn't being paid, Members of Congress shouldn't be paid, OK? What Rand is saying--what Senator Paul is saying--is let's pay everybody, and he is absolutely right. I support that, but I am going to pass on it. I am going to pass on it, Senator Durbin. W…

Kennedy is discussing a legislative disagreement with fellow Republican Senator Rand Paul over competing bills addressing congressional pay during a shutdown.Show full reasoning

…ht questions, eight issues I wanted to talk to the secretary about. I got to two of them. I was appalled at some of her answers. So was the president when he called me that night. I could tell he was going to replace …

Kennedy criticizes an unnamed cabinet secretary (presumably from an opposing administration) for her performance in questioning, but gives…Show full reasoning

I just can’t agree with Madam Secretary.

This is a very brief statement expressing disagreement with an unnamed Cabinet secretary ('Madam Secretary'), who is not identified as a sitting member of Congress and thus not logged in namedIndividuals.Show full reasoning

…ng about, Mr. President. The Republicans have voted 14 times to come out of the shutdown. My Democrat friends have voted 14 times to stay shut down. I think it is going to be like that for a while. I used to have a beagle. I loved him to …

Kennedy directs blame at Democrats as a bloc for prolonging the shutdown, contrasting their 14 votes against reopening with Republicans' 14 votes to reopen.Show full reasoning

Mr. President, look, I get it. You know, this is why we are in a shutdown. I just proposed a bill--this was my third choice, but it was better than nothing--to say everybody gets paid, and my good friend from Washington…

The speaker (Sen. John Kennedy, R) directs sustained criticism at Democrats as a bloc, framing their motivation for the shutdown as…Show full reasoning