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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.
I do. I want to know President Biden's passion about doing something about gun violence, and creating sensible gun laws along with Vice President Harris, and I think the country is shifting too. This is no longer the date. Republicans and…
I think that the George Floyd, eight minutes and 46 seconds on his neck was a changing moment in this country.
The president has said on the campaign trail -- and I think he reiterated lately -- that he does think there needs to be changes to qualified immunity.
There are too many people losing their lives at the hands of police officers. And what makes that special and different than anything else is that those are the people who took an oath to protect and serve the community.
Yes, we think this plan is going to get passed. A lot of it is going to be because of the hard work that the president and vice president are putting in articulating the need for this plan to members of Congress.
The pieces of legislation, like the president called for restoring the Voting Rights Act today, the John Lewis bill. But that takes 60 votes.
We are pushing this as hard as we possibly can. We are calling and asking Congress to act on this legislation. Because at the end of the day, this pandemic is not picking people based on party affiliation, color or income level, and we…
Well, Joy, you`re exactly right. I think that`s why you saw us within the first two or three days in office introduce the American rescue plan, because, one, we made commitments. Two, what people got in December was a down payment. It was…
Donald Trump has shown no leadership. His head has been in the same bunker for the last couple of months.
Republicans on the other hand, and I hate to say this, they were flat out lying to the American people saying, oh, we've passed the curve, this is going to end.
We knew that we needed to extend enhanced unemployment. We knew that we needed to provide help for state and local governments.
His role right now is to make sure that politicians and people in Congress understand that there are real-life people that are hurting.
President Trump should stop playing games with the lives of the American people, and so Operation Warp Speed, which was his operation to get the vaccine created and to figure out a way to distribute it, we should be getting briefed on that…
The burden of traveling further could likely reduce participation in the democratic process.
If you want the full participation of voters, you make voting as accessible as possible.
All of those letters, all of the calls, all of the statements are being considered very heartfelty and I believe he's going to make the right decision.
The integrity of the November elections depends on whole-of-Nation commitment to our democracy.
I call on them to remember the cause that was so dear to him--access to the ballot box--and fight to include necessary voting reforms and the funding to implement them in the next COVID-19 package.
As Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, I have fought to protect the voting rights of all Americans and secure funding to help State and local election officials replace outdated, unsecure election equipment.
We must remain vigilant in defending the truth and keep the public informed to deny our adversaries the opportunity to fill information vacuums with lies.
If Republicans refuse, we must cast aside the filibuster as the 'Jim Crow relic' it represents.
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