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The debate over gun safety and saving lives is far more important than any procedural discussions that we might be having, anything that might stall the ability for us to be able to get this legislation passed.
If we know that over 90 percent of the American public believe in this legislation, believe in this policy, then we need to make sure that we do everything in our power to get this passed in the Senate.
What is it that makes this particular issue irrelevant, that you are not even covering it?
I hope you feel the sense of responsibility, sir, to help us with this, because we certainly need it.
You determined which one is important and which one is not.
And in fact, the three school districts that are part of my congressional district here in Georgia, will be receiving about 676 million dollars from this vital legislation, and I couldn't be more happy for my district.
I do want to say though that this month President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law, giving schools across the country the funding and the resources that they so desperately need to make it through the COVID-19 pandemic.
This country will always be a grassroots country. Special interest tries to rule, but I'm telling you the people in the grassroots efforts are what gets things done.
Will you commit to work with the affected stakeholders to limit the scope and impact of this credit policy as much as possible and ensure fair outcomes for our small business contractors?
Thank you so much. And I will yield back the balance of my time as Carter has just come in and interrupted my train of thought.
The creation of the Federal-Aid Highway Act in 1956 led to the segregation and displacement of people of color
Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to the panel for your work in preparing these recommendations for the Committee and for Congress.
It was an acknowledgement that we, as a country, have fallen short and we took actions to help those who have been harmed, those who were impacted adversely, no-fault of their own and unwittingly and unknowingly to nuclear fallout.
Nuclear weapons have been an important component of U.S. national security ever since they were developed back during the World War II.
The birth of this Nation began with the ideal that all people were endowed with certain inalienable rights, those being life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but since then we have fallen short of this promise more times than I care…
Yes, there may be a raw wage gap... but when we adjust for factors such as hours worked, benefit compensation packages, and flexibility of schedule, that gap becomes much smaller.
I have serious concerns about how many of the proposals discussed at today's hearing... could have a negative effect on businesses across the country if they actually became law.
