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Cedric Richmond

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Cedric Richmond is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Richmond focused on issues such as civil rights, economic development, and healthcare during his tenure in Congress. He was known for his advocacy on behalf of marginalized communities and worked on various legislative initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for his constituents.

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Oct 6, 2015

In my district, which we have talked about the infrastructure and the petrochemical and the refineries and the ports, I also have a lot of labor and union membership in my district; not only people work for DHS, but in the ports, the…

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Oct 6, 2015

This reorganization is both massive and a crucial undertaking.

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Oct 6, 2015

What measures are in place to engage with labor, both public and private, regarding the changes you plan to make?

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Oct 6, 2015

I always believe in deferring to the experts that do it, and I defer.

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Oct 6, 2015

I think it is just a lack of communication.

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Jul 29, 2015

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, let me inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hardy). The gentleman has 17 minutes remaining.

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Jul 27, 2015

On behalf of the American Gas Association (AGA), the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) we are writing in support of testimony submitted by Brian Finch on the need to clarify…

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Jul 14, 2015

We can find common ground. We can make the American people safer, and we have a mark-up scheduled right afterwards.

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Jul 14, 2015

I think there is a process that we could do this.

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Jul 14, 2015

If we are serious about this, it may require finding new resources.

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Jul 14, 2015

We shouldn't just shuffle the cards on the deck to pull resources from one to go to the other.

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Jul 13, 2015

I want to make it clear that we are very grateful to all of our dedicated men and women in the field who protect us from weapons of mass destruction on a daily basis.

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Jul 13, 2015

I will really just make a statement and hope that it's something we can all agree on.

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Jul 13, 2015

Good afternoon Mr. Chairman, and Chairwoman McSally, and I want to welcome my fellow Ranking Member, Mr. Payne to this joint subcommittee hearing.

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Jun 23, 2015

What about the Trojan horse approach, that we embed in all of our information something that, if you ever take all of our information, we just activate it, which wipes your computer out?

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Jun 23, 2015

The best defense is a good offense.

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Jun 2, 2015

I was going to close and use the remaining time and then withdraw the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is currently pending.

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Jun 2, 2015

If the gentleman does not assert the point of order now, then what I will do is just wrap up and ask unanimous consent to withdraw my amendment.

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Jun 2, 2015

I would like to know what the point of order is. I am just shifting money from one thing that is already in the budget to something that is already in the budget. Point of Order

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Jun 2, 2015

I only have one amendment, and it is the amendment to move $155 million from the Bureau of Prisons over to the Juvenile Justice program. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will continue to read the amendment. The Clerk continued to read.

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Jun 2, 2015

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act…

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May 19, 2015

By streamlining the natural gas pipeline siting and permitting process, we can connect our increasingly abundant supply with constantly increasing demand.

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May 19, 2015

My home state of Louisiana is third among all states in natural gas production.

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