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Terri Sewell

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Terri Sewell is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district since 2011. She is the first African American woman elected to Congress from Alabama. Sewell has focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare throughout her tenure. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has been an advocate for civil rights and voting access.

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Mar 27, 2012

DTCC strongly supports this legislation, which represents the only viable solution to the unintended consequences of indemnification.

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Mar 1, 2012

As the Representative of Alabama's Seventh Congressional District and a Selma native, I am proud and humbled that I could introduce this bipartisan resolution with my colleague, friend, and fellow Alabamian, Representative Martha Roby…

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Feb 15, 2012

Today I rise to recognize the critical role of community colleges and the role that they play in economic recovery and the continued growth of our communities across the Seventh Congressional District of Alabama and this entire Nation. In…

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Feb 8, 2012

On rollcall No. 44, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

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Feb 2, 2012

Today I rise to recognize and pay tribute to one of our Nation's most distinguished trial lawyers, an avid sports collector, historian, author, and family man, Attorney Jock Michael Smith. Attorney Smith was a well-respected member of the…

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Jan 18, 2012

Today I rise to congratulate the University of Alabama Crimson Tide for being the 2011 BCS champions. Roll Tide. The State of Alabama is still number one in college football. For the past 3 consecutive years, a team from the State of…

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Dec 20, 2011

Instead of doing what's best for the American people, we are once again dealing with the same old partisan politics that has plagued this Congress this entire year. The Senate amended and passed a bipartisan bill that would extend the…

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Dec 13, 2011

I thank the ranking member for allowing me this time. Today I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3630, which makes dramatic and harmful changes to the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program. It makes significant cuts to Medicare that…

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Dec 1, 2011

Today I rise in support of workers, families, and middle class Americans across the Seventh Congressional District of Alabama and across this entire Nation who have lost their jobs as a result of the deepest economic recession since the…

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Nov 15, 2011

Thank you very much. I am indeed delighted to join my colleagues in discussing making it in America. I think you will all agree that any playbook about job creation must have as its cornerstone the creation of jobs in our small businesses…

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Nov 1, 2011

I thank the gentlelady from Ohio for leading this wonderful Special Order hour, and I rise this evening to express my concerns about the voter ID legislation being passed in States across this country. The State of Alabama and other States…

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Oct 6, 2011

During this CBC Special Order hour, we're going to honor the life and legacy of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth. And I rise today to pay tribute to a great civil rights leader, Reverend Fred Lee Shuttlesworth, who passed away yesterday at the…

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