My objective is that never again in America. We can fix this, but we have to have those who made the decisions come forward and give answers.
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.
I want to publicly renew my request for another hearing, and I'm so encouraged to hear that there will be.
I never thought this could happen in America in this day and age in our great country and our great home of Michigan.
I believe that we have a moral obligation to conduct a comprehensive investigation of this crisis.
We have barely started 2016 and here we are, about to take our 62nd vote to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and facing the 11th attack on women's health care in the 114th Congress. Defunding Planned Parenthood and dismantling the ACA…
It is refreshing to have an Administrator who first of all shows commitment and enthusiasm about your responsibility.
I want to say, Madam Administrator, your responses to the questions have been--I sit on Oversight.
We need to get women in the non-traditional fields, so this effort of rolling this out is getting women engaged.
So for the record, are we saying that although it is classified as a nonimmigrant, you are saying, for the record, that they must go through everything as an immigrant--through the complete process?
91 percent of the attempts by suspected or known terrorists to purchase firearms were approved.
the comprehensive and deliberate policy to fight against terrorism is absolutely our job in Congress.
I just want this on the record, that we passed a bill before we had this dialogue.
The proposed stream protection rule was drafted to preserve clean water and a healthy environment.
Thank you, Chair. Ms. Reaser, I understand that the one update that has been made to the management plan was back in 2008.
I am a little concerned that we have a plan that does not really cause action.
Well, Dr. Steinman, I introduced H.R. 1900, the National Sea Grant College Program.
The amount of money that we are paying to address invasive species to me should not be spent without a comprehensive plan.
You know, one of the things that I really want to drive this point home is that we think about just fish in the water.
I would strongly recommend that as you are working on the plan, that you look at providing us with updates.





