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David Trone

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David John Trone is an American businessman and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Trone has focused on various issues during his tenure, including healthcare, addiction treatment, and economic development. He has been an advocate for addressing the opioid crisis and has worked on legislation to improve mental health services.

Quotes by year · 2019–2026445 total · peak 2019 (163)
2019: 163 quotes2020: 12 quotes2021: 54 quotes2022: 93 quotes2023: 104 quotes2024: 17 quotes2026: 2 quotes
Mar 17, 2021

Chesapeake Bay, crucial to Maryland's economy, culture, what fiscal year 2022 resources do you need to do your part in protecting the health of the Bay?

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Mar 17, 2021

It has been brought to my attention that the NOAA office in Gaithersburg, Maryland, which is in my district, is going to be closed.

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Mar 17, 2021

The President, in the New Jobs, American Jobs Plan, proposes $50 billion over 8 years for the new Directorate of Technology at the NSF.

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Mar 17, 2021

If you don't have enough people and you don't have the right people, you will never be successful.

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Mar 17, 2021

So I couldn't agree with you more. I own a business with 200-and-some locations around 27 States.

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Mar 17, 2021

We are not even getting done what we said we were going to do.

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Mar 17, 2021

I want to pile on Chairman Cartwright's comments about the U.S. Marshals Service.

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Mar 17, 2021

Part of this reducing recidivism is linking community-based programs to prisons, especially substance use, mental health, and employment.

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Mar 17, 2021

We need to invest up front, get the data. Then we can understand the outcomes. Then we can get solutions.

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Mar 17, 2021

Data is gold to make good decisions.

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Mar 17, 2021

Because the recidivism rate, at 75 percent 5 years out, is costing taxpayers, you know, $80 billion a year.

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Mar 17, 2021

On mental healthcare, last year, I visited a State prison in my district that houses over 1,300 inmates.

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Mar 17, 2021

We have got to give folks a fair shot at employment, and it shouldn't be just because of their criminal history that they are excluded.

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Mar 17, 2021

I recommend to the Biden administration that you and your staff are incompetent and be fired.

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Feb 24, 2021

I would love to hear a little more about what your plan is around antitrust enforcement within the USDA.

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Feb 24, 2021

Our Republican legislature, either ineptly or insufficiently, didn't deal with this, and it was going to cost us money.

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Feb 17, 2021

A major immigration reform would have an important effect on the economy.

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Jan 5, 2021

I am calling it CAVES. If this takes off, it would allow the Members to know who is coming into the Capitol.

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Jan 5, 2021

Threats against Members must be an enforcement priority for the Department of Justice as well as State and local and county jurisdictions.

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Jan 5, 2021

This has to stop. It is a huge, number one priority of mine.

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Jul 22, 2020

Of course we want to reopen the schools if it can be done safely.

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Jun 21, 2020

If African Americans or Hispanics are incarcerated the same rate as Whites, we would have 40 percent less people in jail.

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Jun 14, 2020

We have got 2 months to make some decisions and provide the assistance.

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Jun 14, 2020

We need your support in giving them everything they need to be successful.

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Jun 14, 2020

We owe it to the American people.

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