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Mike Capuano is a former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, serving from 1999 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. During his tenure, Capuano was known for his advocacy on issues such as healthcare, education, and civil rights. He served on several committees, including the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he focused on infrastructure development and public transportation improvements in his district.
For example: ``a commercial for a romantic getaway vacation, a commercial for a contraceptive, a commercial for flowers . . . et cetera.'' I didn't make up a single word of what I just read, and every one of you is sitting there with your…
This bill will do more repealing than replacing. I am against it, and I am going to stand up for Dodd-Frank.
Democrats have been the party of, 'Yes, we can.' Our friends across the aisle have been the party of, 'No, we can't.'
It is the number one reason we are losing public companies is we don't have sufficient competition.
Despite significant and positive changes created by the JOBS Act, there is still need for improvement.
There are clearly some people in the Federal Government that Congress and the President have decided over the years should not be removable for political purposes.
I personally think we should have a natural disaster insurance fund as opposed to simply flood insurance, because I don't think people care.
Fair is fair. And fair is a level playing field, the Government not paying me to do what somebody else already does.
In order to get back to work by 5 a.m., which is the 8-hour period, you have to wake up, grab a shower, check out of the hotel, have a little something to eat, grab a ride back to the airport, get off that shuttle, walk through security…
The Norwegian thing is horrendous. It is an absolutely wrong decision and it is heading in a direction exactly as you described, Ms. Nelson. It is jeopardizing American jobs.
I think we can have modern NextGen equipment, saving you some money, saving me some time, and still concern ourselves with the quality of life of people who live under flight paths.
Did they do their job? ... And their job was a little bit more than serving drinks and picking up after my trash. It was saving my life.
It is just not right. And this system was created a long time before I got here.
I have great misgivings about how we did this. I would like Congress to be part of this process.
I would like my people--my people through me--to have some input into this process.
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