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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 8, 2015

One of the most troubling aspects of our people working there is not so much the security of the Embassy, which is important, but from my experience going in and out has been the real challenge.

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Jun 25, 2015

I want to thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I want to begin this discussion by saying I have the utmost respect for the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions). I have worked with him on other issues where we have agreed. That is not the…

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Jun 25, 2015

I am just getting wound up. They referred to America after the Second World War as the arsenal of democracy because we did save the world. Today, when the world looks at us after we have exported millions of manufacturing jobs and…

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Jun 25, 2015

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I will try not to repeat the arguments that the gentlewoman has put forward, but I do have to say that there is about 8 pounds of bill over there at a secure location, as I spoke of before, that I…

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Jun 15, 2015

That is pretty basic, though. That is pretty basic, encrypting Social Security numbers.

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Jun 15, 2015

I wish that you were as strenuous and hard working at keeping information out of the hands of hackers as you are keeping information out of the hands of Congress and Federal employees.

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Jun 11, 2015

What is that? No, no, no. The job I lost--you were talking to people--the job I lost, 2,700 workers lost at the GM plant, those plants were reopened in Mexico.

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Jun 11, 2015

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, prior to coming to Congress, I worked for a while as an ironworker at the Quincy shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts. I was a welder. Unfortunately, because of bad trade policy, that…

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Jun 3, 2015

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 12, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $25,000,000)''. Page 13, line 10, after the dollar amount…

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Jun 3, 2015

I want to thank the chairman, and I want to thank the ranking member for the courtesy, not only to me, but to my constituents as well. I yield back the balance of my time, and I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my amendment. The Acting…

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Jun 3, 2015

What I am trying to do in this amendment is to really address a wider problem in my congressional district. My district surrounds the Logan International Airport in Boston. What this amendment would do is remove $25 million from the FAA…

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Jun 2, 2015

I want to thank the gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Guinta). He and I were of a similar mind in terms of this amendment, and I am delighted that the chairman has accepted the amendment. We understand the good that drug courts do in our…

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