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Debbie Lesko

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Debbie Lesko is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district since April 2018. A member of the Republican Party, she succeeded Trent Franks after his resignation. Lesko has focused on issues such as healthcare, border security, and veterans' affairs during her time in office. She has been an advocate for conservative policies and has worked on legislation aimed at reducing government spending and promoting economic growth in her district.

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Jul 20, 2023

I have introduced a bill that would add uranium to the critical mineral list and I also co-sponsored Juan Ciscomani's bill that would add copper to the critical mineral list.

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Jul 20, 2023

I truly believe that the policies that the Biden administration and Democrats are putting forward benefit China, not the United States.

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Jun 13, 2023

Yes, indeed, the energy efficiency standards deal with both gas and electric stoves. The problem is that it disproportionately would ban the majority of gas stoves, not electric stoves. That takes away consumer choice. That is why I…

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Jun 13, 2023

My colleague said, oh, this is going to save money. May I remind him that, according to the DOE, only $21.89 over 14\1/2\ years will be saved. That is 12 cents a month. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Allen).

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Jun 13, 2023

I agree, we need to focus on important issues, so may I suggest to my Democratic colleagues that they talk to President Biden and say stop going after our gas stoves, so we don't have to talk about this? Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the…

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Jun 13, 2023

I agree with my Democratic colleague, we should be talking about the issues that are important to Americans today, like securing our border, lowering our crime rates, lowering the cost of living. We have crisis after crisis in our country…

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Jun 13, 2023

Respectfully, my Democratic colleague, Mr. Pallone, said: We are not banning gas stoves. Yet, the Department of Energy studied this for many years, and in their own analysis, their own book, and their own standards called the technical…

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May 10, 2023

Thousands of Americans died from natural immunity and over a million people left the work force.

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Apr 19, 2023

I ask all of you to join me in praying for Eric Morgan. Eric Morgan is a constituent of mine in Arizona, and he also served as the former Republican chairman for the legislative district in my congressional district. On April 5th, Eric was…

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Apr 17, 2023

The Ranking Member says COVID-19 should not be a political issue. I agree. But with all due respect, sir, I contend that it is you that is making this a political issue.

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Apr 17, 2023

This is truly alarming. It is truly alarming if the United States of America is allowing girls to be sold into sex slavery.

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Apr 17, 2023

This is horrifying. This is horrifying if we are letting this happen.

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Apr 17, 2023

Did people within our own government cover up information because they had professional conflicts of interest or for political reasons?

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Apr 17, 2023

It is absolutely vital that we determine what happened, what did China do.

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Mar 28, 2023

I urge all the members of this committee to support this important legislation.

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Mar 28, 2023

Transparency and accountability are key to building trust and confidence among veterans and their families who rely on VA medical facilities for their healthcare needs.

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Mar 28, 2023

As the representative of over 50,000 veterans in my district, I believe we must ensure that VA medical facilities are acting in the best interests of their patients.

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Mar 28, 2023

It is hard to believe that it is been almost 10 years since the Phoenix VA Medical Center was on national news because of huge wait times for our veterans seeking care.

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Mar 28, 2023

This bill is critical to helping our veteran constituents by increasing transparency between VA medical facilities, Congress, and the veterans themselves.

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Mar 7, 2023

I couldn't agree more. Yet in the next breath, he accused one of the witnesses of writing a white supremacist book, which is a political salvo designed to discredit the witness.

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Feb 6, 2023

I am proud to sponsor the House concurrent resolution expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Feb 6, 2023

Canceling the Keystone pipeline did not stop the drilling or exporting of the sand oils, as the extreme environmentalists thought.

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Jan 31, 2023

I think this is a solution, and it is a solution for the blind, it is a solution for disabled.

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Jan 31, 2023

I am very excited about the future of autonomous vehicles.

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Jul 11, 2022

I also asked leadership to come up with a safety plan for Members. I'm actually very concerned about this because we have who knows how many hundreds of thousands of people coming here.

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