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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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Mar 29, 2011

Maintaining the Mississippi River will LOWER SHIPPING COSTS.

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Mar 29, 2011

Only smart, strategic and focused investments will keep our America great.

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Mar 29, 2011

Only smart, strategic, and focused investments will keep our America great.

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Mar 29, 2011

Social Security is a lifeline to a life of dignity.

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Mar 29, 2011

Seniors are counting on us to protect the benefits that they have earned through a lifetime of work.

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Mar 15, 2011

But under HIPAA, have they--I hate to put it this way, have they gotten to the level of sophistication to address cybersecurity in terms of protecting those health records?

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Mar 15, 2011

Do we have an industry standard or is there a published standard that these companies have to have in relation to protecting their electronic health records?

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Mar 15, 2011

Do we have, in the event of a cyber attack, a clear chain of command with defined roles and responsibilities within Government?

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Mar 9, 2011

It is abundantly clear now that radicalization is a problem, that all of our youth are targeted.

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Mar 9, 2011

I think radicalization and what we are doing in our prison system should be a concern.

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Mar 9, 2011

I just hope that we are not being desensitized to the victims of murder in the United States as opposed to who they are.

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Mar 9, 2011

Fifty percent go back. That is 7,500 crimes we know that will be committed.

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Mar 8, 2011

Do you think that is something we need to address in terms of making sure that those cockpits are secured?

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Mar 8, 2011

So for at least domestic or United States, we don't have a standard--we don't have a rule.

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Mar 2, 2011

The other thing I would just like to add, especially as States start to deal with major budget problems, especially Louisiana, and we deal with our own budget problems up here, the grants for emergency preparedness, for event planning…

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Mar 2, 2011

We are having an issue in Louisiana that I think rises, in my opinion, to a Homeland Security issue, especially when you talk disaster response.

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Feb 8, 2011

How safe are our rigs? Give me an assessment on, for example, our LOOP, which supplies a lot of oil and stuff for the rest of the country.

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Feb 8, 2011

As we talk about trade deals, I guess my question to you, Madam Secretary, is that, is there a way to evaluate or to inform us of, for example, South Korea and their port security?

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