Political Quotes

John Yarmuth

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John Yarmuth is a former U.S. Representative from Kentucky, serving in the House from January 4, 2007, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Yarmuth represented Kentucky's 3rd congressional district. During his time in office, he was known for his work on issues such as healthcare, education, and fiscal responsibility. He served on several committees, including the House Budget Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping budgetary policies.

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Jun 23, 2021

This is kind of like passing legislation to prevent non-existent election fraud.

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Jun 23, 2021

Would you say that the threat posed by climate change represents more than .1 percent of all the threats that we face?

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Jun 23, 2021

A budget, of course, is a statement of your values.

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Jun 22, 2021

There is a tendency to kick the can down the road and not deal with things.

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Jun 22, 2021

We need to talk about how we better educate our children.

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Jun 22, 2021

We are asking, which I think is the appropriate question first, is what do the American need us to do?

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Jun 22, 2021

We have essentially changed the mindset of the last 50 or 60 years about how the federal government deals with the challenges of the country.

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Jun 15, 2021

I can't think of anyone I would trust more with the welfare lives of your children at the border than I would you because you've shown during that whole time, and through your actual career, how much you do care about the people regardless…

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Jun 15, 2021

As I said as Frederick Douglas said more than 160 years ago it's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

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Jun 15, 2021

I think the 2-years of early childhood education probably next to doing something about climate change are the one thing that we can do to guarantee a vibrant future for our country and our society.

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Jun 15, 2021

some of the comments that question your motivation and your caring from Mr. Cawthorn, just were way above the bay, and you're owed an apology for that.

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Jun 8, 2021

The economy has created 2.2 million jobs since the Biden/Harris administration took office.

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Jun 8, 2021

You shouldn't think of it the debt, the national debt. You should think about that as the total investment.

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Jun 8, 2021

I want to thank you for your responses and your knowledge and the work you have done on this budget.

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Jun 8, 2021

We have been accumulating debt in this country for 230 some odd years.

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Jun 8, 2021

We can do that without taxing people who make less than $400,000.

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Jun 8, 2021

So my question is after 50 years we need to finally put the end to black lung disease, and I wonder if the Department has a strategy for doing that.

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Jun 8, 2021

The Trump administration has abandoned the nearly complete infection disease standard when it took office.

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Jun 8, 2021

Not a single republican supported the package, but it is producing results for workers, businesses, and communities.

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Jun 8, 2021

I have to make a comment before I ask my question, and that is that listening to some of my republican colleagues it seems to me they think the mission of the Department of Labor is to defend our workers from the unions, and not from the…

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Jun 8, 2021

For years, the Trump administration made it harder for low-income and middle-class workers to succeed in America.

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Jun 8, 2021

I want to congratulate Acting OMB Director Shalanda Young on your historic appointment.

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Jun 8, 2021

If we want to expand the economy for everyone, we have to make these investments.

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May 18, 2021

Unfortunately, there's been so much politicization of this issue about schools staying open or not open.

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