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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Sep 18, 2020

So I hope that there are other Republicans who have the courage of the words that they said when they stepped forward when Mitch McConnell said, we're not going to deal with Merrick Garland nine months before the election.

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Anthony G. Brown
@anthonygbrown· MD· Sep 16, 2020

There is a recognition of this. You probably know that of the $4.1 billion that the DOD invests in research and development at universities and colleges, less than 0.5 percent goes to historically black colleges and universities [HBCUs]…

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Anthony G. Brown
@anthonygbrown· MD· Sep 16, 2020

NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology], in a study I think last year, found that African-American and Asian faces--we are talking about facial recognition in targeting, identifying--10 to 100 times more likely to be falsely…

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Anthony G. Brown
@anthonygbrown· MD· Sep 16, 2020

I have some concerns that you have mentioned, Mr. Chairman, and that has been a topic of conversation, and that is biases in both the development and the deployment of AI.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Sep 13, 2020

Ari, Donald Trump lost to Hillary Clinton by over 4.5 -- four million votes in the state of California.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Sep 13, 2020

California, fortunately, we have local officials and our state officials who are working really hard to make sure that every vote will count.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Sep 13, 2020

Well, at the end of, Ari, it's the denial that harms California the most, because, if we could tackle climate change now, aggressively, we begin to deal with these raging fires.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Sep 13, 2020

Well, no doubt that Donald Trump is playing with fire by ignoring what's going on.

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Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Sep 8, 2020

Texas has fought tooth and nail against any expansion of voting by mail.

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Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Sep 8, 2020

They're forcing too many Texans to choose between our safety and our sacred right to vote.

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Josh Kaul
@joshkaul· WI· Aug 25, 2020

The people of this community deserve to have the opportunity to grieve, they deserve to have the opportunity to come together, to protest peacefully, to call for the change that they would like to see and, ultimately, to work to heal this…

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Josh Kaul
@joshkaul· WI· Aug 25, 2020

It is vital that we work to unify people. There has been a lot of division recently. It's easy for politicians to stoke division.

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Kris Kobach
@kriskobach· KS· Aug 21, 2020

I was speaking with the president, and we were talking about a variety of issues. And the topic came up, I mentioned that I was working with We Build the Wall. And he said, well, you tell the people you are working with that this project…

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Kris Kobach
@kriskobach· KS· Aug 20, 2020

I've spoken to the President about this project on three occasions now. Trump expressed clear enthusiasm for it. He wants it known that he stands behind this.

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Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Aug 13, 2020

We're prepared to attack this on all different fronts to ensure that every vote is counted in Michigan.

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Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Aug 13, 2020

Voter fraud is not an issue in our state and it's not something that we would be concerned about.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 13, 2020

I think what we're going to see from the Republican side is a description of an alternative reality, a reality that says the pandemic is under control, that our economy is going to be great, our schools are going to be reopening, all of…

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 13, 2020

It's par for the course with President Trump, because he really thinks that the rule of law does not apply to him, and he can do whatever he wants.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 13, 2020

The president continues to show all of us what a misogynist he is, from the very beginning. And he continues to attack strong women, because he can't handle strong women.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 10, 2020

After the chaos of the Trump administration, we're going to need a strong team, people with integrity and a commitment to people to lead our country. And that would be the Biden-Harris team.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 10, 2020

The President can't handle strong women because in that same proceeding, he's called me nasty and vicious regarding Kavanaugh.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 10, 2020

Joe Biden was looking for somebody tough, smart, ready to lead. And he got that from Kamala.

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