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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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Jul 21, 2020

This is not a partisan issue. That because of pervasive problems with the F-35 spare parts, missing electronic logs, military personnel must be reassigned to troubleshoot problems.

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Jul 21, 2020

I do believe that the F-35 is probably one of the finest aircraft out there when it flies. When it flies.

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Jul 21, 2020

That portion of the benefits you are receiving is not fair and just under the contract, and I would highly recommend if you want to avoid reputational damage you need to rethink the terms of that contract and come back to the table and…

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Jul 19, 2020

I have a bill right now that was offered several months ago to put the biodefense stockpile on blockchain so it will be transparent.

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Jul 19, 2020

If there's any one area that shows how slow our government responds to reality and technological change, it's this issue.

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Jun 30, 2020

I thank Chairman DeFazio for yielding. I also thank the committee's amazing staff for the great work they have done in putting together really a remarkable and powerful surface transportation bill. Mr. Speaker, I also thank Chairman…

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Jun 16, 2020

I want to thank Chairwoman Waters for her relentless advocacy to get that minimum loan size down.

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Jun 16, 2020

I appreciate that you are in there swinging. You have been helping us on the unemployment.

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Jun 10, 2020

At some point, direct public provisioning needs to be part of the conversation.

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Jun 9, 2020

I applaud Mrs. Maloney's initiative. I think we can work it out.

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Jun 9, 2020

I've had an awful time here in--in the Boston area with my nursing homes. I've had, you know, 20, 30, 40 residents of nursing homes pass away.

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Jun 9, 2020

I do appreciate your courage in coming forward and taking your tragic situation and trying--trying to help others from--from suffering the same fate.

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Jun 9, 2020

I want to thank you for your willingness to--to appear at this virtual hearing and to--to bring it home in a--in a personal and--and profound way about what the loss of your husband means to you and your family.

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Jun 8, 2020

I just hope there is something we might be able to do in the future, maybe within Congress as well, to get together.

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Jun 8, 2020

We have been working with Senator Ed Markey and with Senator Blumenthal on dropping a companion piece on Thursday.

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Mar 10, 2020

The President on March 6 told the people in my district publicly that the tests were ready. 'Anybody who wants a test can go be tested. They are beautiful tests, beautiful tests.'

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Mar 10, 2020

I have to say that the President's statements from the beginning of this has been contrary to the direction that you have given us.

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Mar 3, 2020

Nothing shakes my confidence in Amtrak more than hearing that they are dividing the workforce by bringing in people who are less qualified to work on rail projects.

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Mar 3, 2020

I know that Chairman DeFazio has a bill that we are considering right now to provide $55 billion to rail.

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Feb 26, 2020

I would like to add that the reason that we are trying to get a presumption created, so that the only thing a service member would have to show is that he or her was at K2.

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Feb 6, 2020

I thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) for yielding me this time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. As a former--well, I am still an ironworker. I still pay my dues…

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Feb 5, 2020

I thank the gentlewoman for her kindness and the courtesy afforded to me. I do want to say that, like some other Members in this Chamber, I think at one count, I had 17 of my relatives, including my mom, several of her sisters, two of my…

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Jan 29, 2020

These charges followed on the heels of charges that Facebook entered into a financial settlement after accusations that landlords, lenders, and employers improperly used that platform to unfairly discriminate against families seeking…

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Jan 29, 2020

I thank the gentlewoman from California for her longtime leadership on this issue. I also thank my colleague, Ms. Pressley from Massachusetts, for her work as well. I am extremely grateful that the text of my bill, H.R. 3629, the Clarity…

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Jan 29, 2020

I am keenly aware of the need within Somalia for a secure banking apparatus to help that country recover.

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