Jul 12, 2011
Right. And I think that you were right to correct me. I mean, I think sometimes even I would like to think that perhaps what we're talking about with the Ryan budget that we've heard so much about and with these other ideas is about…
John Bel Edwards
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John Bel Edwards is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the 56th governor of Louisiana, a position he has held since January 11, 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, Edwards has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure during his tenure. He has been recognized for his efforts to expand Medicaid in Louisiana, which has significantly increased access to healthcare for many residents in the state.
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Jul 12, 2011
If the gentleman would yield, I think you point exactly to what the problem is: that rather than our seniors facing their older age with some degree of certainty about being able to meet their health care needs, instead we throw them out…
Jul 12, 2011
They are saying it with good reason. It's because it's worked. It's because our seniors are no longer wondering in their golden years whether they will be able to meet their health care needs. It's because our seniors and their families…
Jul 12, 2011
Thank you for yielding, and it's wonderful to be able to join my colleague from New York and my colleague from Texas in this discussion. It's so important for the American people, and I just want to remind my colleagues that 46 million to…
Jul 12, 2011
I thank the gentleman from New York and the gentlewoman from Texas for pointing out the fallacy of this argument that somehow in this discussion of lifting the debt ceiling, which I believe each of us voted to lift that debt ceiling in a…
Jul 12, 2011
Well, I thank you, and I thank the gentleman for bringing us together. I hope what the American people understand is that the Democrats in this House are prepared to protect Medicare benefits and Social Security benefits for our seniors…
Jun 23, 2011
It's time to talk turkey about jobs. Too many Americans are unemployed, and it's time to get Americans back to work. As we enter this new decade in the 21st century, research and development is critical to rebuilding American manufacturing…
Jun 14, 2011
I've been listening all afternoon and I've heard economic philosophy described as Keynesian and I've heard talk of fiscal conservatism and regulation and rugged individualism. We even heard talk of LeBron James. But one thing is really…
Jun 14, 2011
I'll be gaveled down, but we need to support Women, Infants and Children and to stop the slash and burn on the Nation's neediest children.
Jun 2, 2011
Today I rise in support of Medicare. It's a decades-old promise that my grandmother made to my mother and that I make to my son. For the last 5 months Republicans have played political theater with our Nation's most pressing issues…
Jun 2, 2011
There's no question that I have done wrong. And I take full responsibility for having done wrong. And I will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that I have caused to others. But I did not break the law. And I never, ever…
Jun 2, 2011
There is no question that I have done wrong. And I take full responsibility for having done wrong. And I will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that I have caused to others. But I did not break the law. And I never, ever…
Jun 1, 2011
We have much work to do because the truth is we still live in a country where there are two different Americas.
May 25, 2011
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 762, line 3, strike ``and'' and insert the following: ``(3) analyzes the impact of the action on local…
May 25, 2011
Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to the chairman and the ranking member. I represent the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland, which is home to Joint Base Andrews. Joint Base Andrews is home to Air Force One, the 11th Wing, and…
May 25, 2011
I ask for consideration of the amendment. Mr. McKEON. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes…
May 24, 2011
the government's theory is wrong and says his client did not break the law.
May 24, 2011
There could soon be criminal charges against former Senator John Edwards over payments he made to his mistress, Rielle Hunter, who worked for his campaign.
May 16, 2011
Because I did not want the public to know what I had done -- very simple.
Apr 14, 2011
I feel like I'm in the movie ``Groundhog Day.'' This is the conversation that we had last year. It's the conversation that we had the year before. I cannot believe that we're standing here today when we should be talking about creating…
Apr 8, 2011
There have been a lot of quotes on this floor, so this one goes out to our young people and our seniors and our servicemembers and Federal workers who stand to be affected by a government shutdown. It's a lesson for my Republican…
Apr 4, 2011
I would like to thank Congresswoman Christensen for the time. And just a reminder that today, April 4, is a sad remembrance in some ways of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, some 43 years ago. It is…
Apr 4, 2011
Thank you, Dr. Christensen. I just want to take a moment to yield to my colleague, vice chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus from the great State, my original home State of North Carolina, G.K. Butterfield.
Apr 4, 2011
Thank you, Congressman Butterfield, for your leadership as vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, but also for your reminder of our so important history that is linked both to the struggle of African Americans in this country, to…
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