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Katie Porter

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Katie Porter is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 47th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she has gained recognition for her advocacy on consumer protection and accountability in government. Porter is known for her engaging questioning style during congressional hearings, often using visual aids to illustrate her points and hold corporations accountable. She has focused on issues such as healthcare, economic inequality, and the rights of consumers.

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Dec 9, 2020

When I came to Congress, I knew I had a responsibility to pull back the curtain for the American people and expose corruption in real time.

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Dec 2, 2020

What I'm really trying to get to is exactly how he's managed to contort the law that Congress passed on a bipartisan basis to get to this outcome which is apparently his desire to strip away $455 billion in COVID relief from the country…

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Dec 2, 2020

I hope the American people understand that it wasn't that Steve Mnuchin was slighting me. He was slighting them.

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Dec 1, 2020

I think it is ridiculous that you are playacting to be a lawyer when you have no legal degree.

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Nov 11, 2020

Why is the Fed bailing out the big banks?

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Nov 11, 2020

Using taxpayer dollars to buy bank debt was never part of that plan.

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Nov 11, 2020

Exchange-traded funds, for everyone who is watching, are just baskets basically of stocks issued by a variety of companies.

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Oct 28, 2020

Donald -- President Trump is just being ridiculous. Elections are not officially decided on election night in virtually every case.

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Oct 28, 2020

I think it's stronger, the sentiment that President Trump is leading the country in the wrong direction, that he's creating a lot of harm, that he needs to be checked.

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Oct 28, 2020

That's a truly terrifying concept, and we've seen that it's had tragic consequences. This pandemic has been a really harsh and painful reminder of what happens when we discount science.

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Oct 6, 2020

As IRS Commissioner, do you believe that it's important to hold criminals accountable for tax fraud, evasion, or other violations of the Tax Code?

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Oct 6, 2020

And holding those criminals accountable through investigation stems from your sworn commitment to upholding the Constitution, correct?

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Oct 6, 2020

I would respectfully ask you to please communicate with your team about responding in a timely way to congressional inquiries

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Oct 1, 2020

No, absolutely. I mean, I was looking at the fact that some of these drugs have tripled, quadrupled in price, without actually improving.

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Oct 1, 2020

We're calling today's vote the updated Heroes Act or Heroes 2.0. It was a, you know, narrow vote on the House floor. I'm hopeful, of course, that the Senate will take it up. It's very clear that the American people need this help.

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Oct 1, 2020

Absolutely. And let me point out two things. One is that many rural areas are less able to withstand these kinds of layoffs.

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Sep 30, 2020

This is completely and utterly false, it is baseless.

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Sep 30, 2020

You spent double, more than double, almost triple on stock buybacks over the three-years as you did on R&D.

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Sep 30, 2020

I want to hear today about innovation.

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Sep 30, 2020

I would like to hear what you do to deserve $124 million in salary, you and your top five executives, over a three-year period.

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Sep 29, 2020

Do you know what the price of Revlimid was when it first hit the market in 2005?

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Sep 29, 2020

Did the drug get substantially more effective in that time? Did cancer patients need fewer pills?

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Sep 29, 2020

the taxpayers spent $3.3 billion on Revlimid, $3.3 billion--Medicare, $3.3 billion.

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Sep 29, 2020

you just got better at making money. You just refined your skills at price gouging.

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Sep 29, 2020

the average Orange County senior can't even afford one pill.

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