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Rubén Gallego is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 7th congressional district since January 6, 2015. Born on November 20, 1979, he has focused on issues such as veterans' affairs, immigration reform, and education during his time in office. Gallego, a former Marine, has been an advocate for military families and has worked to improve access to healthcare for veterans. He has also been involved in efforts to address gun violence and climate change.
Mr. Speaker, there they go again. Donald Trump and Paul Ryan are dusting off a familiar Republican playbook. I will break it down for you: Step one, slash taxes for millionaires and billionaires; Step two, explode the deficit; Step three…
I am accusing the Federal Government, FEMA, and our DoD for not responding quickly enough to the needs of the local municipalities.
The idea that it took that long for some of our FEMA coordinators to be able to coordinate with our municipalities is absolutely ridiculous.
Mr. Speaker, we know that the Republican tax plan is a massive, unconscionable giveaway to millionaires and billionaires. We know that it will blow up the deficit and do nothing to raise wages or create solid middle class jobs. What we…
Our Founding Fathers knew that there was danger in putting so much power in one person. They knew that giving too much power to one person, an irresponsible and immature leader, could use that to both effect democracy or enrich themselves…
So what was Speaker Ryan's response? Actually, we are still waiting to hear from him. He hasn't commented or issued a statement. When Trump repeatedly denigrates the personal integrity of a Member of this body, Speaker Ryan says nothing…
Speaker Ryan's response: President Trump ``has tremendous compassion.'' You can see the compassion. ``He is flying to these emergencies as soon as he can . . . it shows me that the people who are suffering from these tragedies are in his…
Before that decision was made, Ryan had said: ``Actually, I don't think he should do that.'' However, after the announcement was said, Ryan pulled an embarrassing U-turn so fast it would cause whiplash, saying: ``President Obama was wrong…
Speaker Ryan's response: ``I do believe that he messed up in his comments on Tuesday . . . he has since then cleared that up.'' But Trump never clears up anything. He certainly did not in this case.
Speaker Ryan's response, in regard to a potential nuclear war: ``I think the President, in my own view of it, he likes the unpredictability side of this.'' That is right. Speaker Ryan thinks our Commander-in-Chief enjoys the…
And to respond, and I will riff a little, the cost is minimal in terms of the medical costs. It is just an excuse for the President to be homophobic. But Speaker Ryan's condemnation of this, or renouncement, did not exist. He responded by…
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