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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jun 21, 2016

Social Security has never added one dime to the debt or the deficit.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jun 21, 2016

Social Security is strong and it continues to be critically important to the American public.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jun 21, 2016

Social Security has never failed to pay benefits in full and on time.

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Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 21, 2016

If Congress had funded an infrastructure bank for example and rebuilt schools, bridges, roads, and transit, we would have lower unemployment and a stronger economy.

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Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 21, 2016

I believe keeping interest rates low helps calm and strengthen our economy.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jun 15, 2016

I thank the Senator for his response. What could be more fundamental a job for government than to keep our people and our communities safe.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jun 15, 2016

Can you very briefly go over what you're doing to increase diversity in the CIA?

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jun 13, 2016

It could be 20, 30, 40 years and so that commitment will also commit the rate payers to paying for basically the cost of building the pipeline would go to the rate payers.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jun 13, 2016

This is also not an inexpensive proposition because our gas company is looking to spend some $200 million in order to set up this system.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jun 6, 2016

I think that kind of awkward closeness is particularly of concern.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· May 23, 2016

I support Sen. Boxer's bill S. 2487 the Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· May 17, 2016

To do your good work, to hire the quality people, you need the resources?

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· May 17, 2016

The last thing we want to see is that the money that people contribute to Social Security into the trust fund is used for the wrong reasons, whether because of fraud, or waste or abuse.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· May 17, 2016

Social Security must work continuously to prove to all those people in America who paid into it, over the years, that their benefits will be there.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· May 17, 2016

If Congress continues to shortchange Social Security's ability to do its work, whether in fraud detection or in basic service.

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Todd Rokita
@toddrokita· IN· May 16, 2016

If you are going to run a free Republic, we need engaged citizenry who can question our government, decipher the role between government and the individual, the Federal Government and State government, on and on.

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Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· May 11, 2016

The 15 percent credit my bill proposes would help more than 16 million current homeowners.

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Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· May 11, 2016

The status quo means giving significant tax breaks to families that earn more than $100,000 a year.

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Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· May 11, 2016

I cannot ignore the pressing housing needs of Americans and the current problems that the current mortgage interest deduction causes.

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Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· May 11, 2016

Congressman Ellison, you can't get clean on the street. You can't hold a job on the street. We need housing.

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