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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 9, 2020

Is FEMA the agency that we could task with providing either individual assistance, public assistance, if needed, improve-- somebody out there--if we want to be responsible with this, somebody out there is going to have to provide some…

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Mar 9, 2020

The coronavirus will not ask any person's partisan affiliation before infecting them. There is no Democratic or Republican approach to fighting infectious disease; only sound and unsound measures.

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Mar 9, 2020

We must ensure that science and expertise guide our actions, not fear, wishful thinking, or politics.

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Mar 9, 2020

I am not here to make excuses, I am not here to explain away things.

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Mar 9, 2020

There is simply no reason, none, why the United States lags behind nations like South Korea and Singapore in protecting its people.

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Mar 9, 2020

I want to commend the subcommittee for moving quickly to gather information and educate the public about the coronavirus epidemic that originated in China and has now spread to countries around the world, including our own.

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Mar 9, 2020

I was pleased to hear last week's panel of witnesses agree with the President's selection of the Vice President to lead the coronavirus task force.

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Mar 9, 2020

I think now may be the time for us to raise that issue in a bipartisan manner to get Homeland the jurisdiction that it should have.

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Mar 9, 2020

I think we, as a country and as a State, are--really need to look at options we can do to make sure people can have paid sick leave.

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Mar 9, 2020

I think it is important to get a coordinated response out.

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Mar 2, 2020

Have you, FEMA director reached out to the people in Tennessee to offer assistance?

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Mar 2, 2020

I just believe that we owe it to them for you all to get one message, one plan, and start to implement it.

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Mar 2, 2020

But the 3,000 are the ones that you all deemed to be the highest risk in the country.

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Mar 2, 2020

If we enacted that budget, as presented to us, would Americans be more or less safe?

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Mar 2, 2020

Sometimes you have to have the resources to protect the American people.

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Feb 26, 2020

We have to think about those small things as well as the big things.

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Jan 14, 2020

We want to protect the homeland and you can't do it with less resources.

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Jan 14, 2020

Either they are good-faith actors or they are not.

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Dec 18, 2019

President Trump, on January 20, 2017, raised his hand and swore to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. Now we must preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution from him. Madam Speaker, I rise today, not to disparage and…

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Dec 11, 2019

This Committee, the Judiciary Committee in the House, when it impeached Judge Thomas Porteous from Louisiana, which my colleague is very aware of, and it went over to the Senate and was voted on unanimously, 96 to zero, had the same exact…

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Dec 11, 2019

You have to understand that this is a country that is being occupied by his friend Putin, and he is holding up the vital aid for them to protect their country because he says it's about corruption.

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Dec 11, 2019

But we know from the facts in this case, from the three people who testified under oath that all this was about was making sure that he gets an investigation into Joe Biden.

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Dec 11, 2019

What is extraordinary is the gymnastics and hurdles that my colleagues on the other side are going through to make sure that they just throw a whole bunch of stuff at the wall, hope that they confuse the American people, hope that…

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Dec 10, 2019

President Trump, on January 20, 2015, you raised your hand and swore to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. Now we must preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution from you.

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