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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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Jan 16, 2018

The change there, though, will not remain if we don't support the incumbent government.

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Jan 16, 2018

I agree on the point of supporting our allies in northern Iraq, in Kurdistan.

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Nov 7, 2017

I thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) for yielding me this time, and I thank him for his leadership on behalf of the America workers. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my strong opposition to H.R. 3441. Because of the modern use of…

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Nov 7, 2017

Our strong and enduring bilateral relationship with the State of Israel is founded on genuine bonds of friendship and indeed kinship that are unshakable.

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Nov 7, 2017

We should reject that counsel and move the American Embassy to Israel's capital city.

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Oct 31, 2017

Our forces need a clear strategy and guidance from their leaders, and the President's plan does not do that.

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Oct 31, 2017

Regrettably, the President's recently announced plan for Afghanistan fell far short in providing the details necessary to understand this purported new direction.

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Oct 31, 2017

This is an extremely timely hearing on our ongoing military involvement in Afghanistan.

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Oct 31, 2017

But the fundamental question is the policy that is going to be advocated by the Congress of the United States and whether this thing is working at all.

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Oct 31, 2017

So looking back at all the SIGAR reports, our dollars are being wasted in pretty gross ways...

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Oct 31, 2017

I have been to Afghanistan four times, and it is extraordinary, extraordinary to me, to see what our soldiers are accomplishing under extraordinarily, extraordinarily difficult circumstances.

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Oct 31, 2017

Without a clear strategy and plan to carry it out, it becomes difficult to measure success.

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Oct 25, 2017

I was inadvertently delayed on rollcall numbers 585 and 586. Had I been in attendance, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall No. 585 and ``yes'' on rollcall No. 586. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Cartwright The Acting CHAIR. The…

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Oct 23, 2017

You are the first to hold a public hearing on the hacking of our election.

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Oct 23, 2017

It has been a very long time since Members of Congress have been asking to have an investigation on the interference of a foreign government.

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Oct 23, 2017

I want to take a special moment just to thank you and to thank Ranking Member Kelly for holding this hearing.

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Jul 26, 2017

One of the difficulties here that I know my colleagues are struggling with is really identifying the metrics for success.

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Jul 25, 2017

I totally support that. Believe me, I don't think people should be thrown in jail for smoking marijuana.

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Jul 25, 2017

I just cannot see how flooding the streets with another drug is going to help.

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Jul 25, 2017

I have joined with Mr. Rothfus and a large group of Democrats and Republicans writing to President Trump asking him to reestablish the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy as a Cabinet-level position.

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Jul 19, 2017

First of all, I thank the gentleman very much for accepting the amendment. I agree, there may be some other areas that are not particularly addressed, such as the LNG situation. Obviously, we want to increase the level of safety with…

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Jul 12, 2017

A broker adviser could simply give advice to purchase or recommend the purchase of whatever product gives the highest commission, as long as it is 'suitable.'

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Jul 12, 2017

We want vulnerable investors, those at the lower end of the investment scale, to get advice that is in their best interest.

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Jul 11, 2017

We're not getting the best price. They're--you know, they're driving it up because there's no competition.

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Jul 11, 2017

We cannot figure out how the hell the--excuse me--how to get into that bidding process and open it up to competition.

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