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Dan Lipinski

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Dan Lipinski is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2021. He is known for his centrist positions and focus on issues such as transportation, healthcare, and education. Lipinski served on several committees during his tenure, including the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, where he played a role in shaping transportation policy. He was also involved in various bipartisan efforts, particularly in areas affecting his constituents in Illinois. In 2020, Lipinski faced a significant primary challenge from progressive candidate Marie Newman, which he ultimately lost, leading to his departure from Congress in January 2021.

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Feb 26, 2018

We must do all we can to fight the scourge of harassment, sexual or otherwise.

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Feb 26, 2018

The stories we've been hearing about widespread sexual harassment occurring across different workplaces, industries, and seemingly in every corner of our society are sickening.

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Feb 14, 2018

We need to close the STEM skills gap in the near term, but I think it is just as important to create an agile STEM workforce that can respond to changing needs over the long term.

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Feb 14, 2018

This is not the time to be complacent about our standing as a global economic leader.

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Feb 14, 2018

My biggest takeaway from the report is that we're falling behind.

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Dec 12, 2017

Prizes and other types of challenges have proven to be valuable tools to advance research and technological innovation to help solve some of today's biggest social and economic problems, including head injuries.

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Dec 12, 2017

Our prizes and challenges should be audacious but achievable, so we do want to inspire that public imagination

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Dec 5, 2017

One of the strongest arguments in favor of I-Corps is it's transformative.

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Nov 1, 2017

I thank Mr. Curbelo for his leadership and for pointing out some of the victories that we already have had here on this House floor, the Climate Solutions Caucus. That is just the beginning. There will be plenty more to come as we grow…

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Nov 1, 2017

I thank Mr. Carbajal for his work. That was a great lead-in to our next speaker. We just had, a couple of speakers ago, the Democratic co-chair of the Climate Solutions Caucus. Our next speaker is the Republican co-chair. I give him a lot…

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Nov 1, 2017

I thank the gentleman for all of his work on this and other issues. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Carbajal), my colleague.

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Nov 1, 2017

With that, I yield to my colleague, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Suozzi).

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Nov 1, 2017

I thank Mr. Deutch for his leadership of the Climate Solutions Caucus. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Budd). The gentleman from Illinois has 25 minutes remaining.

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Nov 1, 2017

I thank Ms. Bonamici for speaking tonight. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman who really deserves a tremendous amount of credit for all of us being here tonight. He is the co-chair of the Climate Solutions Caucus, the gentleman from…

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Nov 1, 2017

I thank Mr. Faso for his work, understanding that we are only going to make progress on this through bipartisan action. I am very happy to join working with him on the Climate Solutions Caucus to bring that action forward. Mr. Speaker, my…

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Nov 1, 2017

I thank Mr. McNerney for all the work that he does on this issue and many other issues here in the House. Mr. Speaker, I am going to go back to the other side of the aisle. I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Faso).

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Nov 1, 2017

Putting safe and affordable food on the table is something many of us take for granted.

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Sep 6, 2017

I thank the chairman for supporting it. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No…

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Sep 6, 2017

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1141, line 18, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $9,000,000)''. Page 1180, line 6…

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Jul 11, 2017

How we can--and I've certainly seen this in my departments, the new technology and the real promise of both making safer communities but making life easier for our firefighters.

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Jun 27, 2017

I think we need to fight here in Congress to make sure that we don't defund these Energy Innovation Hubs.

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Jun 27, 2017

The proposed 11 percent cut at NSF, the 13 percent cut to the labs at NIST, and the even more draconian cuts at DOE must not be enacted.

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Jun 27, 2017

I want to echo the comments of my fellow Ranking Member, Mr. Veasey, by expressing my concern about the Trump Administration's proposed budget cuts to materials R&D across the science agencies.

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Jun 27, 2017

Unfortunately, as the Office of Science and Technology Policy detailed in a 2011 paper, the time it takes to move a newly discovered advanced material from the lab to the marketplace remains much too long.

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Jun 22, 2017

I want to thank Mr. Krishnamoorthi for all his work on this bill, and I thank the Republicans for their work. It is a good, bipartisan bill. It is something that America needs to help strengthen our economy and help strengthen America's…

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