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Steve Lynch

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Stephen Francis Lynch is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 8th congressional district since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Lynch has focused on issues such as healthcare, labor rights, and economic development throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for working families and has worked to secure funding for various projects in his district.

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Mar 16, 2022

I have been trying to convince the FAA that we can realign these runways so that we maximize over-the-water landings and over-the-water takeoffs to save the people from the harm that they are experiencing right now.

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Mar 16, 2022

The noise is just unbelievable and extremely unhealthy.

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Mar 16, 2022

You have got a lot of work to do in terms of doing real outreach and real listening to the people that we all work for.

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Mar 16, 2022

I find it hard to believe that only 450,000 people across the country have been complaining about aircraft noise.

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Mar 7, 2022

You would think, with all of the money that we have collectively in Congress sent to our rail operators, that that inducement would encourage them to be a little bit more kind to our employees.

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Mar 7, 2022

I, for one, I am very grateful to our rail workers, especially these last 2 years.

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Feb 15, 2022

We are our strongest when we are together, and we need to get to that place.

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Feb 15, 2022

But I also heard from General Hodges clearly that we have got to find some sort of way to not always be on our heels with Russia and with Putin.

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Feb 15, 2022

I think the worst thing to do in a crisis is to have a long debate about which sanctions we are going to do or not.

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Feb 15, 2022

My view is that sanctions need to be like parking tickets.

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Feb 15, 2022

I think we should have been sanctioning Nord Stream 2 a lot longer--you know, years ago.

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Feb 15, 2022

My own personal view on sanctions is that we haven't done enough, and I go back to 2014.

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Feb 15, 2022

I am just concerned about, at the outset, putting economic prices on the actions of these authoritarian regimes, and it seems like we have stepped back from--considerably from the Truman Doctrine.

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Feb 15, 2022

But if we are, truly, defending the international system, the rules-based international order that has helped preserve peace in Europe since the end of World War II, I think we have to get serious about the costs that we are willing to…

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Feb 15, 2022

President Biden has said that he is prepared to impose swift and severe costs on Russia if President Putin decides to invade Ukraine.

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Feb 15, 2022

I think, last, let me just say, that official Washington is also wrong when it comes to NATO unity.

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Feb 15, 2022

The aggressive talk that is coming out of Washington is not, and let me repeat, is not verified intel.

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Feb 15, 2022

The Germans have undermined us when it comes to Nord Stream 2, and to have all of official Washington racing toward military options, ignoring the diplomatic tool that will cripple Putin, that will deny him the money that he so desperately…

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Feb 15, 2022

Our national security is definitely a bipartisan issue.

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Feb 15, 2022

Fortunately, President Biden is not afraid to stand up for democracy.

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Feb 15, 2022

President Biden and his administration are leading from the front to restore America's global standing in the world

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Feb 15, 2022

The United States does not want war with Russia. NATO does not want war with Russia.

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Feb 15, 2022

There is one person and one person only who is responsible for the current situation in Eastern Europe and that person is Vladimir Putin

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Feb 14, 2022

Co-Sponsors of the Justice in Power Plant Permitting Act

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Jan 19, 2022

This is one of those issues that is, truly, of a bipartisan concern.

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