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Scott Peters

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Scott Peters is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 52nd congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Peters has focused on issues such as healthcare, environmental protection, and economic development during his time in Congress. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at addressing climate change and improving access to affordable healthcare for his constituents. Peters previously served on the San Diego City Council, where he gained experience in local governance and community issues.

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Jan 30, 2023

Our path to true energy security is not to double down in oil and gas.

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Jan 30, 2023

The solution long term is clean innovative energy technologies, which are becoming cheaper than fossil fuels.

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Jan 30, 2023

I don't know any energy expert anywhere, right or left, who won't tell you that we will be using fossil fuels in the year 2050.

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Jan 30, 2023

I don't know anyone in my circle who doesn't want to leave a clean Earth better than we found it.

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Jan 30, 2023

I challenge my friends on the left to substitute their anger with fossil fuels with that of emissions.

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Jan 30, 2023

We can have all the money in the world, but we will still fail if we don't act faster.

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Sep 19, 2022

These additional resources will help businesses in San Diego to become better exporters and strengthen economic growth in our region.

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Jun 13, 2022

The child tax credit cut childhood poverty in half. That should be extended.

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Jun 13, 2022

I mean, it is pretty preposterous to suggest that Ukraine had nothing to do with that.

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Jun 13, 2022

the American Rescue Plan has been a lifeline for my constituents.

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May 25, 2022

I find it astonishing that the Chairman would tout the so called American Rescue Plan as a success.

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May 25, 2022

You have the audacity to try to tell us that the economy is doing great?

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May 25, 2022

You can't spin the economy. Every person knows how the economy is doing because they are living it every day.

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May 25, 2022

I commend the Fed for doing that. But at the same time we have to confront the consequences of rising rates.

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May 25, 2022

I am happy to work with any of my colleagues on anything they want to do, on any of those things, to get a fairer tax system.

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Apr 5, 2022

Others are just sitting on the sidelines complaining, like it is going to help them get elected.

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Apr 5, 2022

There is nothing we have done in America that created inflation, and Germany, France, Great Britain, but it is something we have to deal with.

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Apr 5, 2022

You are also addressing the root causes, supply.

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Apr 5, 2022

You are actually helping people do something about inflation.

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Feb 15, 2022

The debt ceiling is not the answer.

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Oct 26, 2021

We don't want to set a precedent for extending compliance for industries that don't chime in at the right time.

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Oct 26, 2021

I do have concerns that giving extensions to processors and distributors who fail to engage on public rulemakings may not be consistent with the intent of the TSCA reform.

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Oct 26, 2021

I actually wanted to greet the administrator with the notation that I am a former EPA Office of Toxic Substances employee.

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