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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.

Feb 27, 2019

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Nadler, in his statement, said that my amendment would allow dangerous people to get guns. I have to say I disagree. I am the ranking member on the Committee on Homeland Security…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-27
Feb 27, 2019

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 17, strike ``or''. Page 4, line 15, strike the period and insert ``; or''. Page 4…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-27
Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to make my amendment in order, which would allow domestic violence and sexual assault victims…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-26
Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves) for yielding. Today, I have heard a lot of amazing things. My colleague on the other side of the aisle, Mr. Johnson from Georgia, said, I believe, caravans trying to cross the…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-26
Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to address a couple of things that were said previously. I had sponsored an amendment, as a survivor of domestic violence, to allow victims of domestic…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-26
Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, and I thank Mr. Raskin for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, all of us, Republicans and Democrats, want to reduce gun violence. I think there is just a difference of…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-26
Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to refute some of the things, or talk about some of the things said by my friends on the other side. One of the things that I do want to talk about is that Mr. Raskin…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-26
Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 227, nays 194, not voting 10, as follows…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-26
Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5- minute votes on…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-26
Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Speaker, in closing, we all want to solve gun violence in the United States, but H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112 will not solve the problem. {time} 1430 As co-chairwoman of the bipartisan Women's Caucus, I am committed to working across the aisle…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-26

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