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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 7, 2022

I would do anything, anything to protect my five grandchildren, including as a last resort shooting them if I had to, to protect the lives of my grandchildren.

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Jun 9, 2022

I`m actually very concerned about this, because we have who knows how many hundreds of thousands of people coming here. We have Antifa. We also have, quite honestly, Trump supporters who actually believe that we are going to overturn the…

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Jun 7, 2022

I also ask 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. We have Antifa. We also have, quite honestly, Trump…

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Jan 13, 2022

Republicans are trying to protect everyone's right to vote and the integrity of the election. It boggles my mind that in some cities in the United States noncitizens are allowed to vote and here in Washington, D.C., and other cities when…

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Dec 8, 2021

It has been said that false information spreads so much faster on social media than accurate information, and I found that to be true.

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Oct 13, 2021

We need to be strategic on how we spend taxpayer dollars to solve this problem.

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Jul 27, 2021

Universities are already allowed to do research on marijuana as long as they follow DEA and other safety guidelines. The problem with inserting section 316 is it takes away those safeguards, so I would say that there should be no concern…

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Jun 28, 2021

I am concerned about my constituents, the cost of electricity, and the reliability of the energy grid.

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Mar 24, 2021

This is the legal term, is 'illegal alien.' That is in law, in legal terms.

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Mar 24, 2021

I have Gmail accounts, just like millions of people, and I don't know if you are looking at them.

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Mar 23, 2021

It doesn't make sense to me, if we are going to promote--and we should, to an extent--electric vehicles, we need to look down the road.

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Mar 21, 2021

I am willing to work with my Democratic and Republican colleagues on that fix.

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Mar 21, 2021

I share the--I don't understand, I should say, why the standard in this bill is 100 megabytes per second upload and download.

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Mar 10, 2021

I totally agree with the subject, and I have asked my staff during this hearing...to write me up decision memos.

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Mar 10, 2021

Some of the things in the article were very disturbing. It says it is unclear what is happening in the lives of over 1,100 young people...

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Mar 10, 2021

I also totally agree with Mr. DeAngelis. I am from Arizona. We have lots of school choice in Arizona.

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Mar 9, 2021

During their floor speeches today, both Speaker Pelosi and Leader Hoyer claimed this bill is for the workers. If my Democratic colleagues care so much about American workers, why do they support incentivizing millions of illegal immigrants…

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Mar 2, 2021

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in opposition to this bill. H.R. 1 is for the politicians, not the people. The bill weaponizes the Federal Election Commission, infringes on States' rights, and drastically limits freedom of…

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Feb 17, 2021

I don't think it should copy the California policies, because my utility companies here in Arizona say that at certain times of the year California actually pays Arizona utilities to take their energy off of their hands.

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Feb 17, 2021

I agree with Mr. Pallone that we need to try to work together to come up with an energy plan for the future of America.

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Oct 1, 2020

This amendment would ensure our Nation's smallest and most vulnerable firms get the support they need by allowing an opportunity for a second PPP loan with specific funds set aside for small businesses with 10 or fewer employees, expand…

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Sep 23, 2020

Again, if the so-called HEROES Act would not have been chock-full of a bunch of liberal wish lists but only concentrated on things that Republicans and Democrats could have actually agreed to and would have passed the Senate and then…

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Sep 23, 2020

I can guarantee that if we were in the majority, we would be able to do a relief package that didn't include liberal wish lists that could actually pass the Senate and get signed into law. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman…

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Sep 23, 2020

Boy, I have read some media reports where actually there were members of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives in swing districts who pleaded with Speaker Pelosi to have a relief package, and she is the one who said…

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