”The Bill of Rights doesn’t go away during a crisis like this,” Attorney General William Barr said as he urged states to begin rolling back coronavirus restrictions.
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Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator from Illinois
“One-sixth of our healthcare workforce is foreign born,” Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois said, as he looks to authorize the extension of immigrant visas for healthcare workers.
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Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Samuel Alito issued a rebuke of the Supreme Court’s decision to discard a case involving the Second Amendment, in a 30-page-long dissent.
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Lieutenant General Darryl Williams, Superintendent, United States Military Academy
West Point cadets must return to the Military Academy for graduation and other tasks before they can receive new officer orders from the Army, the superintendent said.
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Brendan Carr, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
“We should be doing a top-to-bottom review of all entities potentially under the thumb of the [Chinese] Communist regime,” FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said.
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Jodey Arrington, U.S. Representative for Texas
Representative Jodey Arrington said he agreed on the need for some oversight of the relief funds going out due to the coronavirus pandemic, but does not believe another commission is warranted.
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Judge Roger Benitez, Southern California U.S. District Court
A federal judge in California blocked a state law requiring background checks for every ammunition purchase, saying it violated the Second Amendment.
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Major General Michael Turello, Commander, Combined Task Force-Horn of Africa
The head of U.S. forces in East Africa declared a public health emergency due to the coronavirus for the several thousand American troops, civilians and contractors based in Djibouti.
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Jovita Carranza, Administrator, Small Business Administration
The vast majority of the payroll loans to small businesses, 74 percent of them, were for under $150,000, according to the head of the Small Business Administration.
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Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas
The two U.S. Senators from Texas are among others calling for the quick reopening of parts of the economy shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic, but warning that it won’t be an instantaneous return to normal.
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