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James A. Lewis

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James A. Lewis is a Democratic politician from Illinois. He has been involved in various political activities within the state, although specific details about his roles and contributions are not widely documented. As a member of the Democratic Party, he aligns with the party's values and policies, advocating for issues pertinent to his constituents in Illinois. His political career has been characterized by a commitment to public service and community engagement.

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May 18, 2017

I believe that we must do better, and that if we work together, we can do better.

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May 18, 2017

We must approach the important matter of reforming and improving the Internal Revenue Service with a great deal of care.

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May 17, 2017

I think it was a relatively obscure commentator, an economist now, named Adam Smith, that said it wasn't for the benevolence of the butcher that the product was brought to market, it was in regard to his or her own interests.

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May 17, 2017

Look at the panel. Just look. All White men. Where are the women? Where are the minorities?

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May 17, 2017

I think we must take our time and we must do it right. We must get it right.

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Apr 25, 2017

In 2015 the Republican majority insisted that the Congress pass a law that requires the agency to hire private companies to collect unpaid taxes from taxpayers.

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Mar 28, 2017

I am proud to support the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017, and urge the committee--

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Mar 28, 2017

I really have no questions for the witnesses other than to say in the interest of legal precedent, as well as the concept of subsidiarity and local government, these enterprise zones ought to be allowed to flourish.

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Mar 28, 2017

I am proud to be a co-sponsor of this legislation with Representative Rokita and applaud his hard work.

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Mar 28, 2017

In 1935, the National Labor Relations Act was enacted to ensure fair labor practices.

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Mar 28, 2017

I fear that it will do them great damage if we start letting a very capricious NLRB start to regulate them.

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Mar 27, 2017

We can all quote the famous Jefferson quote about tyranny is being forced to fund the propagation of other people's ideas.

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Mar 20, 2017

As a parent who annually fills out the FAFSA forms, I can tell you this is a much-needed hearing.

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Feb 28, 2017

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to all the witnesses. Mr. Ritchie, I have sort of a general question here.

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Feb 14, 2017

I would like to highlight the importance of aviation manufacturing in my Second Congressional District in Minnesota.

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Feb 13, 2017

the passage of a national right-to-work law sponsored by your colleague, Mr. Wilson from South Carolina

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Feb 13, 2017

Certainly, data and facts do matter. And I think if we look in a somewhat objective way over the last few years of the NLRB, what we see is an activism that's got a lot of people a little bit concerned.

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Jan 31, 2017

I'm so glad we're talking about employer-sponsored care today and the effects the ACA has.

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Jan 31, 2017

A lot of folks here have said health insurance is not health care access, and that's certainly true.

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Jan 31, 2017

If, in fact, you look at Minnesota, it's been hit the hardest.

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Jan 9, 2017

Thank you for giving me a chance to testify.

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Jan 9, 2017

We do not want to go back, we want to go forward.

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Jan 9, 2017

The next Attorney General must bring hope and healing to the country, and this demands a more courageous empathy than Senator Sessions' record demonstrates.

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Jan 9, 2017

They are afraid that this country is headed in the wrong direction.

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Jan 9, 2017

He has demonstrated a total disregard for the equal application of justice and protection of the law as it applies to African Americans.

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