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Val Demings is a Democratic politician from Florida, known for her service as a U.S. Representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. Before her congressional career, she served as the Chief of the Orlando Police Department, making history as the first woman to hold that position. Demings has focused on issues such as gun control, healthcare, and criminal justice reform during her time in office. In 2022, she ran for the U.S. Senate but was unsuccessful in her bid against incumbent Marco Rubio.
As someone who has worked hard a large portion of my life to take care of people and to protect people, I struggle when I hear some of my colleagues push so hard to put the interests of corporations over the interests of people who work…
I have attended more police officers' funerals than I care to admit. Some I have eulogized. The services are beautiful, but the loss is tremendous. Officer Sicknick's murder hit us hard. It hit me hard for a lot of reasons. But this death…
If we do not hold him accountable now, he`s a habitual offender. He is going to keep on doing wrong, and boy has he done that.
January 6th has proven to be, and I know it will always be an unforgettable day. But unfortunately, I feel like that was really just the beginning.
Donald Trump`s wrongdoing was clear. It was convinced and it was overwhelming. And the GOP members of the Senate chose not to hold him accountable.
If that’s who the Republican Party, the GOP members of the House and the Senate want to become, then that’s absolutely shameful.
I am so proud of those 1,200 former Republicans from Orange County, Florida, who have changed parties. It`s not about being a Republican or a Democrat, but it`s about getting things done for the American people and holding those who are…
Well, I think that every state in our union should be concerned about this type of negative entity, if you will, setting up shop in their state.
I don`t particularly care what position you`re in. Anybody who participated in that day, whether you were part of the angry mob, or you enabled them to do what they did, should be held accountable.
There is clearly a lack of leadership on the GOP side in the House and in the Senate.
I don’t particularly care what position you’re in. Anybody who participated in that day, whether you were part of the angry mob, or you enabled them to do what they did, should be held accountable.
It is critical that we clearly understand the meetings the day before, any tours that were taking place, try to find out what those conversations were.
Five people died last week, one of them a Capitol Police Officer who lost his life trying to protect us. The attack and the loss of life were the culmination of the President's calls for violence over the last five years and my colleagues'…
If any members of Congress participated, helped to organize, orchestrate the attack on the U.S. Capitol and, quite frankly, the attack on us and the American people last Wednesday, they need to be held accountable.
It's time to hold the president accountable, and I am hoping that the cabinet will help us do that. If not, the House is prepared to do that.
I'm disappointed by the resignations because what that signals to me is that they don't have the courage, the guts to really hold him accountable.
As I stand here today, delivering the House's closing argument, President Trump's constitutional crimes, his crimes against the American people and the nation, remain in progress.
First of all, I would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member for their support on this resolution. Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that media plays a critical role in how we see the world and how we see each other. When a child…
I do expect better from the members of Congress. And I think it's absolutely shameful what they are doing.
the elections over Joe Biden won, Donald Trump loss, and in spite of the President's efforts, his own efforts to try to interfere in this particular election.
But, as we think about, historically, some of the challenges that we have had in this country, here we go yet again having our governor in the state of Florida trying to basically implement what I liken to a modern-day poll tax.
I liken to a modern-day poll tax, to say that those persons, oh, yes, that's fine, but you have to pay any fees, any court fees and any other court fees before you're allowed to vote.
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