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Brenda Lawrence

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Brenda Lawrence is a U.S. Representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district, serving since January 6, 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare throughout her tenure. Prior to her election to Congress, Lawrence served as the mayor of Southfield, Michigan, and was a member of the Southfield City Council.

Quotes by year · 20152022723 total · peak 2015 (138)
2015: 138 quotes2016: 122 quotes2017: 78 quotes2018: 35 quotes2019: 111 quotes2020: 70 quotes2021: 112 quotes2022: 57 quotes
Feb 1, 2017

We have a responsibility, and we have been talking about this.

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Feb 1, 2017

Do you know if General Flynn ever reported how much he paid--how much he was paid for his trip?

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Feb 1, 2017

I know you would never purposely not recognize me, Mr. Chairman.

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Feb 1, 2017

Chairman, we need to get answers to these basic questions.

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Feb 1, 2017

So you don't know if he has a clearance, correct?

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Jan 31, 2017

it's refreshing to hear that the party, my colleagues are actually taking on the banner of saying how important our whistleblowers are.

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Jan 31, 2017

the act of discrimination or a case that's filed, the culture of organization is based on that reprisal point.

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Jan 31, 2017

the average age of a skilled trade worker is 53 years old, and we have pretty much decimated the training and investment in a trained, skilled workforce.

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Jan 31, 2017

Last month, the Republicans included the Holman act as part of the rules package for the 115th Congress.

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Jan 31, 2017

Mayors across the country... are making financial decisions about the taxpayers' dollars in their community, and they knowingly know that their disinvestment in the infrastructure is going to have an effect, sooner or later.

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Jan 24, 2017

As the House considers this legislation, I stand in support of expanding Internet access around the globe. In this fast growing and ever changing world, the gap between those who have and have not will be made even more dramatic for those…

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Jan 23, 2017

I thank the Congresswoman, my colleague, for her leadership. Mr. Speaker, the Congressional Black Caucus, the conscience of the Congress, stands strong to promote unity and fight against divisive rhetoric. Trump's inaugural speech included…

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Jan 23, 2017

Due to bad weather that did not allow for me to arrive in Washington, DC, in time, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been in attendance, I would have voted ``yes'' on: H.R. 423--Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017. H.R. 582--Kari's Law Act of 2017…

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Nov 30, 2016

It's unfortunate that we have to have hearings on this in 2016.

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Nov 30, 2016

It's totally unacceptable for any woman or man to be in a work environment where they are subjected to sexual harassment.

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Nov 30, 2016

I'm a fierce fighter when it comes to having a work environment that does not discriminate, does not sexually harass.

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Sep 27, 2016

My amendment would insert gross negligence as a reason for the Secretary of the Army to accept and implement non-Federal funding to repair, restore, or replace faulty equipment. According to the Cornell Law Dictionary, ``gross negligence''…

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Sep 27, 2016

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 29, line 7, strike ``, or that'' and insert ``or gross negligence, or that''. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

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Sep 20, 2016

In 2014, your company generated 1.19 billion in sales only in their specialty drug section because your company makes a lot more.

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Sep 20, 2016

No one's more frustrated than I am.

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Sep 20, 2016

Your company is continuing to make incredible profits this year. Is that correct?

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Sep 20, 2016

So this is the frustration. Not that you don't have a product, not that you don't have your free product, but where is the company in responding to this outcry that I have received and every Member of Congress?

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Sep 13, 2016

In the 6 years since Congress passed the ACA, we have found ourselves in this hearing again and again as it is being debated in some would call obsession with undoing and undermining this historic law.

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Sep 13, 2016

Just imagine how much we could accomplish if Republicans and Democrats would work together instead of against this.

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Sep 13, 2016

Twenty million people have gained insurance coverage. The ACA has also cut the uninsured rate nearly in half.

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