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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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Jun 11, 2019

We all hear stories from family members and friends of this kind of gotcha moment that they face.

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Jun 11, 2019

We have absolutely not seen evidence that benchmark rates will cause problems in networks.

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Jun 11, 2019

It's incredible, I guess, but not totally surprising that it's affecting as many as 1 in 7 patients in America.

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Jun 3, 2019

You can send a signal right now, Chairman Kiko, to the employees of FLRA that you value their opinions so much that you will share them with the Oversight Committee.

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Jun 3, 2019

I certainly want to thank my colleagues who have introduced H.R. 2328 and H.R. 1943 for maintaining our strong commitment to Community Health Centers which support the needs of children.

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Jun 3, 2019

I'm concerned about the reports of your tenure that we are taking from these surveys.

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Jun 3, 2019

In evaluating benchmark datasets from organizations like NIST, I found some surprising imbalances. One prominent NIST dataset was 75 percent male and 80 percent lighter skinned, what I like to call a 'pale male' dataset.

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Jun 3, 2019

I really feel like you have a captive audience. You, obviously, have the young people there, and if you can deliver services right there on site and do it in a consistent way and a comprehensive way, it can make a dramatic difference.

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Jun 3, 2019

So you understand the concern. There are at least two levels of analysis that are of concern here today.

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Jun 3, 2019

I don't see why the deliberative process you're alluding to can't happen simultaneously with your providing the information that we're asking for.

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May 27, 2019

Be a present American. Be engaged, be active, and stand up

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May 21, 2019

Much has been made of the Special Counsel's inability to value the opposition research that was solicited by campaign officials.

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May 21, 2019

I have run out of time. I am sorry, but we can continue the conversation offline.

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May 21, 2019

Last Congress, I was very proud to be a cosponsor of the LIFT America Act, and I am certainly pleased again to do it in this Congress.

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May 21, 2019

Those kinds of Federal investments in our grid infrastructure are essential if we are going to overcome the challenges

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May 21, 2019

It is about time, and our committee, I think, is very well positioned to contribute to the broad discussion we are having across the Congress about making this a priority.

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May 21, 2019

This is about American patriots, not Republicans or Democrats, fighting back against these attacks on our democracy.

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May 21, 2019

In fact, Mick Mulvaney was reported to have said that election security 'wasn't a great subject and should be kept below his'--meaning the President's--'level.'

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May 21, 2019

Senate Majority Leader McConnell won't allow a vote on election security legislation 'no matter the policy and no matter the approach.'

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May 21, 2019

In fact, FBI Director Wray made the claim that he believes Russia treated the 2018 election as 'a dress rehearsal for the big show in 2020.'

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May 21, 2019

When we passed the For the People Act in the House, House Democrats essentially introduced a comprehensive set of election security reforms that would protect the ballot box.

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May 20, 2019

When the health of the American people is at stake, we ought to pay attention to science.

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May 20, 2019

It just sounds like you're proceeding on a wing and a prayer here, and that just makes me really, really nervous.

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May 20, 2019

So you're taking a very broad perspective, which I think is the prudent one to do.

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May 20, 2019

I think if you look at the impact on the public of drug prices, it is hard to argue that it isn't as extensive and permeating as those other things are.

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