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Anna Eshoo

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Anna A. Eshoo is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been an advocate for various issues including healthcare, technology, and environmental protection. Eshoo has played a significant role in shaping policies related to telecommunications and has been involved in efforts to improve access to healthcare for her constituents.

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Feb 1, 2023

I am proud to be one of the cochairs of that effort.

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Feb 1, 2023

the biggest commitment in terms of policy and dollars since the Eisenhower administration.

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Feb 1, 2023

I would like to see you have a share in those funds.

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Jan 31, 2023

If the cartels had less access to American guns, would that diminish their strength and their firepower?

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Jan 31, 2023

What is unfortunate is that the HALT Fentanyl Act does nothing to change the status quo.

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Jan 31, 2023

Over 900,000 Americans have died from opioids since 1999, including more than 107,000 deaths in just the last year.

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Jan 31, 2023

I think it is obvious, but I want to hear what you think.

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Jan 31, 2023

I think that all of us, including the disabilities community, would rise up against what you just described.

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Jan 31, 2023

I think that QALY measures are discriminatory, period.

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Jan 31, 2023

the United States of America is the most extraordinary market for drugs. We have an insatiable appetite for drugs in our country.

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Jan 31, 2023

I think that we are, in a way, deluding ourselves, because when I look at what has taken place over the last 5 years with fentanyl being scheduled, Schedule I, deaths have not been reduced in the country.

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Jan 31, 2023

The country has had three waves of opioid deaths: prescription opioids, heroin opioids, and now fentanyl.

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Jan 31, 2023

Only 11 percent of people who need substance use treatment receive it.

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Jan 31, 2023

the pharmaceutical companies are trying to create a legal loophole so that we cannot actually negotiate fair prices with them.

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Jan 31, 2023

The HALT Fentanyl Act does nothing to change the status quo.

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Jan 31, 2023

We are going to have to get this straight now, Mr. Chairman, because I think that there is full support on the issue of QALYs.

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Jan 31, 2023

If the cartels were weakened, would that reduce the amount of illicit fentanyl coming into the United States from Mexico?

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Jan 30, 2023

I have to tell you that I am having a little bit of a tough time figuring out what you are for, really what you are for.

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Jan 30, 2023

I have been a cosponsor on the Next Generation Fuels Act, which would gradually ramp up the use of home-grown ethanol.

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Jan 27, 2023

I seek recognition to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in my congressional district in the community of Half Moon Bay on Monday of this week. Mr. Speaker, seven lives, seven precious lives, farmworkers in a community that is as…

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Jan 22, 2023

It's been reported that the President's Homeland Security Adviser has briefed the President, and the President has said that federal law enforcement will provide all necessary assistance, to the local law enforcement effort.

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Sep 20, 2022

I thank Congresswoman Speier for organizing this Special Order Hour to highlight how state abortion restrictions impact our nation's brave servicemembers and their families. The military is a male-dominated institution where women make up…

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Aug 12, 2022

Our Nation has major challenges that have kept me awake at night. The clarion call from young climate activists concerned they won't have a planet to grow old on. I've heard seniors describe their inability to afford their prescription…

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Aug 12, 2022

I first thank the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Mr. Pallone, for his leadership and all of my colleagues on the committee who have worked so hard. I think today is a hallelujah day, and I say this because two of the…

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