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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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Sep 5, 2019

The struggle is real, and this President and what he says about go back to your country and all the other racist things he said, I do not think the job numbers matter.

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Sep 5, 2019

Absolutely not. Anderson, I've said this before when I was chair of the Black Caucus, the black unemployment rate during slavery was zero.

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Sep 5, 2019

No, I think that the one thing you don't want to do in a campaign is declare victory in a place before an election.

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Jul 23, 2019

We will continue our investigation, and we will hold the President accountable because no one is above the law.

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Jul 23, 2019

In other words, the President was trying to force McGahn to say something that McGahn did not believe to be true.

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Jul 23, 2019

So it is accurate to say that the President knew that he was asking McGahn to deny facts that McGahn, quote, had repeatedly said were accurate, unquote.

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Jul 15, 2019

It appears a number of things that I take out of it, one of which is the power and the amount of abuse that can happen in prosecutorial discretion.

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Jun 24, 2019

I want to spend some time looking at how cybersecurity impacts real people, like the ones I represent in the Second Congressional District of Louisiana.

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Jun 24, 2019

My bill will help State and local governments be better prepared to defend their cyber networks.

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Jun 24, 2019

I just wanted to highlight that we have different challenges in this country in this time and day.

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Jun 24, 2019

Access to connected devices--and an understanding of how to use them securely--is the very foundation for economic mobility.

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Jun 24, 2019

It costs money to protect the American people. It is not that we just want to spend, spend, spend.

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Jun 24, 2019

Many of them are not thinking about phishing emails or ransomware or whether a hostile foreign government has gained access to the networks that control their drinking water, transportation, or medical care.

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Jun 24, 2019

While we talk a lot about how automation might impact the workforce, we talk less about how poor cyber hygiene and low tech literacy can present a real economic barrier to entry.

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Jun 24, 2019

This is a topic that I believe deserves far more attention than it gets.

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Jun 24, 2019

These attacks can be debilitating--taking out the tools and services people need to access health benefits, buy a home, or even call 9-1-1.

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Jun 24, 2019

We also know that these attacks are becoming more frequent and more advanced.

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Jun 24, 2019

As a chief executive of a city, how hard is it to retain the cybersecurity professionals and the talent that you need to do this when we have a severe shortage of cybersecurity professionals and the private sector pays a lot more than the…

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Jun 24, 2019

As Chairman, I want to spend some time looking at how cybersecurity impacts real people--like the ones I represent in the 2d District of Louisiana.

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Jun 24, 2019

Mr. Richmond. The gentleman from Rhode Island yields back.

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Jun 24, 2019

We talk less about how poor cyber hygiene and low tech literacy can present a real economic barrier to entry.

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Jun 24, 2019

I want to thank the witnesses for their valuable testimony and the Members for their questions.

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Jun 12, 2019

First, let me start off by including in the Record a Harvard Public Health journal article, ``America Is Failing Its Black Mothers.'' America Is Failing Its Black Mothers For decades, Harvard Chan alumni have shed light on high maternal…

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Jun 12, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 46, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $7,000,000)''. Page 46, line 11, after the…

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Jun 12, 2019

If there are no other speakers, I am prepared to close. Madam Speaker, let me just say, simply put, for Black women far more than for White women, giving birth can amount to a death sentence. When Black women express concern about their…

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