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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

Unfortunately, on February 26, 2020, I was not able to cast my votes during the vote series due to an illness. Had I been in attendance, I would have voted: YES on H.R. 35--Emmett Till Antilynching Act, as amended (Rep. Rush--Judiciary)…

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

But they have reaped the benefits of him being on that, on your advisory board or commission or whatever.

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

I am troubled to figure out why you eliminate something that is working.

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

We all have to work together on this. Because we manufacture the cars and we can't support them.

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

I have been promised since I got to Congress that that standard was coming any second.

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

I remain disappointed with the Department's administration of the overemphasis on rural projects.

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

I have got to, one, express concern that you are rolling back, have either weakened or rolled back 95 important environmental regulations.

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

Thank you, Representatives Napolitano and Westerman, for the opportunity to share my priorities for the Water Resources Development Act authorization.

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

Just wanting you to know that I will be following up on what we can do better in Michigan.

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

I appreciate the equity that we talk about but there should never be a preference put on rural or urban because America's all of that.

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

Well if I can make my plea then, the planning part grants that has been not a focus of this administration...

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

In Michigan, protecting our Great Lakes is one of the most bipartisan issues, because it's about our economy and who we are as a state.

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

Mr. Secretary, over the years, the Home Program has done so well... But despite this success, you eliminated the Home Program in that same budget request.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

I support Representative Kennedy's Do No Harm Act, which is so important to clarify that religious exemption laws guaranteeing fundamental civil and legal rights is not a license to discriminate.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

I would ask my colleagues, especially Members of Congress, before you make decisions about people sit down with them...

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

When you allow people to discriminate against those couples, you deprive children of good moms, dads, families who are going to love them.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2020

If I want to be a, you know, unapologetic Muslim Palestinian woman who wants to speak up about other people's oppression I should be able to do that and not be labeled as some sort of, you know, person that is somehow less American because…

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