There has been a lot of talk in the last 24 hours about one of our presidential candidates and his seeming ambivalence about David Duke and the KKK, so let me make it perfectly clear, that is not the view of Republicans who have been elected to the United States Senate, and I condemn his views in the most forceful way.

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As I've said before, the Senate will revisit this important issue over the current work period, we'll give Democrats another opportunity to end their filibuster of funding that's critical to controlling Zika and supporting our veterans.

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I think anything that divides this sort of right-of-center world is not helpful, and I don’t think it’s a good idea to do anything that helps us elect Hillary Clinton.

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I have committed to supporting the nominee chosen by Republican voters, and Never Trump, Never Trump, is now on the verge of clinching that nomination, as Never Trump, Never Trump now has the opportunity and the obligation to unite our party around our goals.

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Senate races are statewide races, you can craft your own message for your own people. And that's exactly what we intend to do this fall, no matter who the nominee is.

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I can't imagine that a Republican majority Congress in a lame duck session after the American people have spoken would want to confirm a nominee opposed by the NRA, the NFIB, and the New York Times says would move the court dramatically to the left, this nomination ought to be made by the next president.

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The president nominates. The Senate confirms. The American people should have a voice, not this lame duck president out the door.

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I cannot imagine that the Republican-majority Senate, even if it were soon to be a minority, would want to confirm a judge that would move the court dramatically to the left.

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I took the opportunity to recommend to him that no matter who may be triggering these violent expressions or conflicts that we've seen in some of these rallies it might be a good idea to condemn that and discourage it no matter what the source of it is.

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What they want is to provide for their families, but here's how more Democrats seem to view these hard-working Americans and their families: just statistics, just the cost of doing business, just obstacles to their ideology, this is callous. It is wrong. And it underlines the need to stand up for hard-working, middle-class coal families.

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I don't know how many times we need to keep saying this: The Judiciary Committee has unanimously recommended to me that there be no hearing. I've said repeatedly and I'm now confident that my conference agrees that this decision ought to be made by the next president, whoever is elected.

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Presidents have a right to nominate just as the Senate has its constitutional right to provide or withhold consent, in this case, the Senate will withhold it.

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The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President.

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The Internet is a resource used daily by Americans of all ages across the country, it's important that they be able to do all of this without the worry of their Internet taxes being taxed.

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Not only will this bipartisan legislation help bring our energy policies in line with the demands of today, it will also help position us to benefit from the opportunities of tomorrow.

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I just don't think the Senate ought to get into the middle of this, these guys are all slugging it out in Iowa and New Hampshire. We'll have a nominee, hopefully, by sometime in the spring.

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As I've said, there are many concerns up here on the Hill with this agreement -- from Democrats and Republicans alike. But trade is critically important to our economy and national security. So I think the president should consult with Congress on the timing and path forward on this important issue.

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