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Kathleen Rice
@kathleenrice· Democratic · NY· Apr 28, 2019

I just think it is the most insane policy that there is any man or woman who wore the uniform of this country... is ineligible for some kind of... access to health care.

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Kathleen Rice
@kathleenrice· Democratic · NY· Apr 28, 2019

If you look at--there is no question that firearms are one of the most common means of completing suicide among the general population, and 69 percent of veterans have completed suicide via firearm.

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Kathleen Rice
@kathleenrice· Democratic · NY· Apr 28, 2019

It has been proven that restricting access to firearms may reduce suicide rates.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Apr 23, 2019

What our country needs now is clear-eyed patriotism, not reflective partisanship. Whether they like or not, Republicans in Congress share the constitutional responsibility to protect the country.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Apr 23, 2019

Congress should hold substantive hearings that build on the Mueller report and fill in its gaps and not jump straight to an up or down vote on impeachment.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Apr 20, 2019

In a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no American should be too poor to live. We are going to guarantee healthcare, housing, and education as rights. There is no other way around it.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Apr 16, 2019

This moment, this opportunity is a gift from the gods of liberal women in politics.

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Kathleen Rice
@kathleenrice· Democratic · NY· Apr 11, 2019

It's just so horrible to hear the president talk about these people the way that he does, like they're some kind of contagion that he's going to drop on these cities when all he has to do is look no further than Mar-a-Lago for hard-working…

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Kathleen Rice
@kathleenrice· Democratic · NY· Apr 11, 2019

You can't have it both ways. Stephen Miller cannot draw all of -- decide what the policies are going to be at the Department of Homeland Security and then hide behind executive privilege saying, no, no, no, I'm just a White House employee…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 11, 2019

Mr. President, well, if anyone wonders whether Attorney General Barr is a straight shooter, this week, we got our answer. Yesterday, at the Senate Appropriations Committee, the country saw another disconcerting performance by the Attorney…

Congressional Record · 2019-04-11
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 10, 2019

Mr. President, later this week the Senate will vote on the confirmation of David Bernhardt, a longtime lobbyist, to the position of Interior Secretary. An oil and gas lobbyist will be entrusted with our sacred--sacred--inheritance, the…

Congressional Record · 2019-04-10
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 9, 2019

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The…

Congressional Record · 2019-04-09
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 9, 2019

Madam President, the watchword in the executive branch today is ``chaos.'' This chaos stems from one source and one source only--President Donald Trump and his extreme agenda--and America is paying the price. Everyone agrees there are…

Congressional Record · 2019-04-09
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Apr 9, 2019

I do want to commend you for your decision, and Chase's decision to pull out of financing for private prisons.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Apr 9, 2019

If you can write off billions of fines as the cost of simply doing business, how are overdraft fees anything other than an ideological tool to simply further punish the poor?

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Apr 9, 2019

I was really going back and reviewing these last 10 years and I have concerns about how much things have really changed.

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