Jul 23, 2014
This investment in renewables has helped not only make us less dependent on carbon-intensive energy sources, but has also created tens of thousands of good-paying jobs all across the country.
Bobby Rush
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Bobby Rush is a former U.S. Representative from Illinois, serving from January 5, 1993, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Rush was known for his advocacy on issues related to children's safety and consumer protection. He worked closely with colleagues to strengthen agencies responsible for safeguarding children and emphasized the need for legislative changes to ensure the safety of products available to families. Rush's tenure in Congress was marked by his commitment to social justice and community empowerment, reflecting his deep roots in the civil rights movement.
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Jul 16, 2014
I want to thank my friend, Congressman Davis. Mr. Speaker, I just want to say that in the central business district of Chicago, or The Loop as it is known far and wide, there is a close- in circle around The Loop. They have created three…
Jul 16, 2014
Thank you so much, Congressman Davis. I know that you have a response to what I am going to say because I am sure you share the same feeling. I talked about discrimination earlier, and there is one aspect of discrimination that is probably…
Jul 16, 2014
So young people inside the city of Chicago, in your district and in my district, are actually the raw material of a lifestyle--a middle class lifestyle--for these small towns that surround these prisons because they are in the prisons, and…
Jul 16, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor now because of a serious concern, a deadly concern even, that the people of my district, the First Congressional District of Illinois, the citizens of the great city of Chicago, and indeed those from around…
Jun 18, 2014
This rule would allow EPA to use its existing authority under the Clean Air Act to control carbon pollution from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants.
Jun 18, 2014
The science, Mr. Chairman, is settled. Climate change is real, and it is negatively impacting the lives and livelihoods of the American people.
Jun 18, 2014
I want to commend Ms. McCabe, I want to commend the EPA, I want to commend all your colleagues for the way you have approached this proposal.
Jun 10, 2014
I am dismally disappointed. I have been disappointed over a number of years because I don't see the vigorous commitment from the FCC.
Jun 10, 2014
I have taken the position over these past couple of decades that one of the reasons why I sit on this committee is to increase the number of minority owners of media across the country.
Jun 10, 2014
As a matter of fact, if I am not mistaken, in the last 3 or 4 years, the percentage of media ownership by minorities has dropped almost 60 percent.
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