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John Sarbanes

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John Peter Spyros Sarbanes is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd congressional district since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Sarbanes has focused on issues such as campaign finance reform, healthcare, and education during his tenure in Congress. He has been an advocate for transparency in government and has worked to strengthen the Voting Rights Act.

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Feb 25, 2020

It doesn't make any sense to me. I urge you to reconsider that.

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Feb 25, 2020

we brought H.R. 4 to restore the Voting Rights Act.

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Feb 11, 2020

the law of Roe v. Wade empowers you to make that decision.

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Feb 4, 2020

I do have concerns that it is not happening. We want our federal agencies to work cooperatively with states and tribes.

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Feb 4, 2020

the goal in the end is very simple. It is to make sure that every child in this country lives in a safe neighborhood with clean air and clean water and good schools and access to all the basic things that provide kids with full opportunity.

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Feb 4, 2020

It seems to me that the cure here may be worse than the disease because we have now created the next great public health crisis.

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Feb 4, 2020

I want to salute my colleague, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez for her legislation on recognizing poverty.

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Feb 4, 2020

Did you see him? Did you see him when he was alive?

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Feb 4, 2020

I have some concerns about where that leaves us because, in addition to the Hoopla Valley decision, the EPA has proposed a rule that would severely limit the authority of states to issue water quality certifications that protect their…

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Jan 28, 2020

One is to show an immediate sense of solidarity in responding to it; the other is to take very practical steps to try to protect against these attacks.

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Jan 28, 2020

But all of these communities that we're speaking about today have that convergence of interest.

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Jan 28, 2020

We need university presidents to recognize--I certainly believe in free speech deeply, even speech we don't like, but there is a price for free speech. It's not free.

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Jan 27, 2020

If they are not leading and they are so large, then somebody has to lead, and I think our citizens want us to lead.

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Jan 27, 2020

A whistleblower stepping forward... they are anything but a traitor and I think in so many ways a patriot.

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Jan 13, 2020

Thanks to the panel of witnesses, very compelling testimony today, and I thank you all for coming.

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Jan 13, 2020

I think Nevada and South Carolina have limited opioid prescriptions to 90 MMEs or under in most patient cases.

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Dec 18, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the two Articles of Impeachment against President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Voting to impeach the President is a weighty decision. It…

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Dec 9, 2019

As Representative Jayapal described it, it has got the three things you want. It has got universal coverage and access so everybody is covered.

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Dec 9, 2019

The fact of the matter is, Americans like Medicare, they like Medicaid, they like the veterans' healthcare system, they have basically already made a judgment that these systems that are delivered and led out of the public sector are ones…

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Dec 9, 2019

I want to push back pretty hard on the doomsday scenario that is being painted by some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, which to me amounts to fearmongering.

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Dec 9, 2019

It eliminates the wasteful overhead and the predatory practices of the health insurance industry, which have inflicted a lot of suffering on people for decades now.

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Dec 3, 2019

We are facing a youth tobacco crisis. Two decades of progress in reducing youth smoking is being reversed almost overnight.

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Dec 3, 2019

the problem, and what I think people are fed up with across the country, is that their government, this government won't tackle important issues without getting permission from special interest.

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Dec 3, 2019

It is sort of striking how unpoliced this area is.

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Dec 3, 2019

the impression I get, and I think a lot of people in the public, when they read a headline one day and then in 72 hours it is completely flipped around, is that the tobacco industry lobbyists are calling the shots.

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