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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Mar 23, 2021

I hope that you can provide this Committee with some approaches that we can take, funding or programmatic, to deal with the backlog and the other issues you just mentioned.

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Anthony G. Brown
@anthonygbrown· MD· Mar 23, 2021

Membership alone serves to undermine the morale, the readiness, and unit cohesion, if not even the discipline of that unit.

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Aaron D. Ford
@aarondford· NV· Mar 23, 2021

At the end of the day, being able to acknowledge that to say it out loud, to call out lies when there are occurring is critically important in this conversation as well.

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Aaron D. Ford
@aarondford· NV· Mar 23, 2021

We must always balance the rights of individuals with matters of security and safety.

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Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Mar 23, 2021

We need bipartisan and aggressive solutions to the problem of domestic terrorism because acts of domestic terrorism don't just harm the target of the crime, they threaten the very foundations of our democracy.

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Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Mar 23, 2021

Labels matter. Prosecuting hate-motivated attackers as terrorists sends the clear message that the threat of extremism is just as significant when it is based on domestic, political, religious, or social ideologies as it is when it is…

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Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Mar 23, 2021

Domestic terrorists seek to send a message of fear to intimidate and coerce the conduct of government, all government.

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Aaron D. Ford
@aarondford· NV· Mar 23, 2021

At the end of the day, what we want to do is ensure that, in fact, these actions do have consequences and that we will not kowtow to the extremism that we have seen taking place over the course of these last few months especially in what…

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Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Mar 23, 2021

I stand ready to work with you in all ways possible to help fight terrorism within our borders, to keep our citizens safe, and to keep the wheels of our democracy turning.

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Aaron D. Ford
@aarondford· NV· Mar 23, 2021

As a Black man, frankly, I look for the opportunities to bring this to the forefront.

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Anthony G. Brown
@anthonygbrown· MD· Mar 22, 2021

These are the very types of weapons that were issued to me when I went to Iraq, when my colleagues went to Afghanistan. They were issued to us so that we could do a very important mission, if called to do, and that`s the kill people. They…

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Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· Mar 17, 2021

This Congress can make an effort and show leadership in antitrust enforcement, competition policy, and consumer protection.

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Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· Mar 17, 2021

We must restore competition to the marketplace and lower barriers to entry.

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Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Mar 16, 2021

I honestly think had the internet been around in Timothy McVeigh`s time, he probably would have started off by posting death threats to these individuals before he ever got to Oklahoma City.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Mar 15, 2021

Julie Su is highly qualified and is a strong leader.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Mar 15, 2021

The Department's mission takes on outsized importance.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Mar 15, 2021

Leadership does make a difference and it is important that we support the president in putting together the team he needs.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Mar 10, 2021

I do think that there are some commodities such as electricity that are so basic that I do not know if free market is the best system to deliver those necessary commodities.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Mar 10, 2021

To have literally hundreds of thousands of people without power for days on end is simply unacceptable?

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Mar 10, 2021

Well, considering the massiveness of the failure in Texas, I think that they probably did not follow your recommendations very well.

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Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Mar 8, 2021

We want to make sure we have every charge possible presented to the jury to make sure that Derek Chauvin is held criminally liable for killing George Floyd, just like they do in our community, Joy.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Mar 8, 2021

Mitch McConnell wants to be able to uh be the guy that stops all of them. And that is why he`s so intent on keeping filibuster intact.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Mar 8, 2021

Understanding that Mitch McConnell`s goal is to retake the senate which means that he is not going to be with us in pushing legislation that Joe Biden wants.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Mar 8, 2021

I`m very disappointed that not one Republican voted for it and neither did any Republican in the House.

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