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Robin Kelly
@robinkelly· Democratic · IL· Nov 18, 2019

That is why we have the issue that you know I am very passionate about: maternal mortality and morbidity. Interestingly enough, yes, some happen before the full term, but some happen when the mom has the baby, and it also happens after the…

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Robin Kelly
@robinkelly· Democratic · IL· Nov 18, 2019

I think mental health gets put on the back burner, that people will talk about, ``Oh, my arm hurts,'' or this hurts, or that hurts, but they don't want to say, ``I am depressed,'' or ``I am down,'' or ``I need counseling.'' I sometimes…

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Robin Kelly
@robinkelly· Democratic · IL· Nov 18, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership. Anything I can do to help, of course, I am always here.

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Robin Kelly
@robinkelly· Democratic · IL· Nov 18, 2019

Congresswoman, you hit the nail on the head. That is so true. There have been so many studies that show you do better when the person who is helping you looks like you or is sensitive to your realities, your community, what you are really…

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Robin Kelly
@robinkelly· Democratic · IL· Nov 18, 2019

Well, in some communities there is a lack of both physical and mental healthcare, but I think we still have to deal with the stigma that people don't see mental health as a part of healthcare. I know, in the Chicagoland area, right when I…

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Robin Kelly
@robinkelly· Democratic · IL· Nov 18, 2019

I thank Congresswoman Plaskett for yielding and for her continued leadership in advancing equity and access for all Americans. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to speak about something that is far too often ignored in our communities…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Nov 18, 2019

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator…

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David Axelrod
@davidaxelrod· Democratic · IL· Nov 18, 2019

If this were another president, another -- you know, you would have a different view of that conversation.

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Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Nov 17, 2019

the three amigos, Volker, Sondland, and Perry, under the direction of Giuliani and the president commandeered our foreign policy at that point in the Ukraine, not necessarily in the best interests of America.

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Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Nov 17, 2019

it's another form of witness intimidation where the president is basically saying, if you come out and tell the truth, and if -- and if you persist with coming forward before our committees, there will be consequences.

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Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Nov 17, 2019

military assistance is conditioned on the announcement of an investigation, period, end of story.

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Lauren Underwood
@laurenunderwood· Democratic · IL· Nov 15, 2019

I missed rollcall No. 617, on agreeing to the Torres (CA) amendment to H.R. 4863. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 617. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Flores The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the…

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Lauren Underwood
@laurenunderwood· Democratic · IL· Nov 15, 2019

The shooting in Santa Clarita yesterday marks the 365th mass shooting this year. At least one of those shootings rocked my own community. Today is exactly 9 months since the senseless workplace shooting in Aurora, Illinois, that took the…

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Bobby Rush
@bobbyrush· Democratic · IL· Nov 15, 2019

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 622. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Kildee). There being no further amendments under the rule, the Committee rises. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the…

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Sean Casten
@seancasten· Democratic · IL· Nov 14, 2019

Has the gentleman from Texas closed? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has relinquished his time.

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Sean Casten
@seancasten· Democratic · IL· Nov 14, 2019

I seek to claim the time in opposition. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

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