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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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Nov 18, 2019

Voters deserve to know that they will be able to vote when they show up.

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Nov 18, 2019

I urge the White House to accept the intelligence community's unanimous conclusions about 2016 meddling.

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Nov 18, 2019

It is very important for the people in this country to believe in the elections that we have.

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Oct 29, 2019

Do you think we are paying them what they are worth?

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Oct 29, 2019

it is imperative that you come to meet with the 49 Members of the CBC to address our concerns.

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Oct 29, 2019

It is just amazing to me that no one in a particular field office in a whole year had any substantial ties to the community that they were not determined to be not a risk factor and released pending their hearing.

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Oct 29, 2019

Our constituents continue to express their frustration about being ignored and being attacked for exercising their constitutionally-protected right to free speech to protest inequities across American institutions.

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Oct 29, 2019

I would just ask that you commit to briefing us again on that particular issue.

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Oct 21, 2019

I am particularly concerned about the impact of new technologies on our elections.

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Oct 21, 2019

Unfortunately, one man's tool is another man's weapon.

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Oct 21, 2019

Part of my concern--and I will pick a fictional place so that I don't offend any community, but let's think of Mayberry, North Carolina, where Barney Fife was the sheriff's deputy.

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Oct 21, 2019

Our failure to put money into R&D may cost us not only our strategic advantage as the world's leader in technology, but the global influence that stems from it.

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Oct 21, 2019

I want to thank the delegate from the Virgin Islands for cohosting this Special Order in honor of Elijah Cummings. We all ask that question to the Lord: ``What is required of thee?'' And the answer is simple: Act justly, love mercy, walk…

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Oct 21, 2019

We must be prepared for our adversaries to use AI-generated deepfakes to create a false history.

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Oct 21, 2019

Ensuring that emerging technologies are developed and deployed responsibly requires U.S. leadership.

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Sep 25, 2019

I would have grave concern as a baseball coach if there was an active-shooter situation about what happens if I have a gun and the perpetrator has a gun.

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Sep 25, 2019

I think that something this complex and something this drastic, we really do need a belt-and-suspenders-type approach to it.

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Sep 25, 2019

Parents shouldn't have to be doing that.

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Sep 25, 2019

I think interoperability is important and we went through that after Hurricane Katrina where we lost 1,500 people that we could not talk to each other.

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Sep 25, 2019

I think there are small steps we can take such as universal background checks, things of that nature.

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Sep 18, 2019

Mr. Richmond. I want to start with Mr. Yoes, who is in my district and represents Fraternal Order of Police.

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Sep 18, 2019

Mr. Richmond. Okay. So, the audition is over? Okay. Just checking.

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Sep 12, 2019

But all the polls show that we are the only Democratic candidate that's beaten Donald Trump by double digits.

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Sep 12, 2019

I think the vice president stands by his record. He is who he is, and you can't do anything about age.

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