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Gary Peters

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Gary Charles Peters is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Michigan since January 6, 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Peters previously represented Michigan's 14th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 2013, to January 6, 2015. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and education reform. Peters has been an advocate for bipartisan cooperation in Congress, emphasizing the need for compromise among lawmakers to address pressing national issues.

Quotes by year · 2009–20262,072 total · peak 2017 (427)
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Apr 17, 2023

Until we address both of these push factors we are not going to see the kind of return on our investment.

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Apr 17, 2023

I introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the DHS office responsible for managing these threats.

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Mar 29, 2023

As we talk about border security, I always have to remind my colleagues, being from the state of Michigan, we have a northern border as well as a southern border.

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Mar 29, 2023

I'm pleased to see the President requested $360 million for this program. I certainly have advocated for the same.

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Mar 29, 2023

Icebreaking capacity in the Great Lakes supports more than 90 million tons of cargo annually and, unfortunately, inadequate icebreaking poses a risk to our economic recovery.

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Mar 29, 2023

GE Aerospace thanks the committee for its role in creating this program, especially Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) who led in the creation of the…

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Mar 29, 2023

Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. reached their highest level last year since 1979, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

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Mar 29, 2023

I worked with the Coast Guard and the department in 2018 to establish the Great Lakes Center of Expertise for Oil Spill Preparedness and Response which is in Michigan.

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Mar 29, 2023

I'm pleased to see the President requested $360 million for this program.

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Mar 29, 2023

As we talk about border security, I always have to remind my colleagues, being from the state of Michigan, we have a northern border as well as a southern border.

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Mar 29, 2023

I'm pleased to see the President requested $360 million for this program. I certainly have advocated for the same.

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Mar 29, 2023

Icebreaking capacity in the Great Lakes supports more than 90 million tons of cargo annually and, unfortunately, inadequate icebreaking poses a risk to our economic recovery.

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Mar 29, 2023

GE Aerospace thanks the committee for its role in creating this program, especially Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) who led in the creation of the…

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Mar 28, 2023

I acknowledge and welcome Joe Garcia and Michael Morasco, members of the Escondido City Council, to Washington, D.C. It is my great honor to now represent that wonderful city in Congress. I look forward to working with them…

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Mar 28, 2023

I'm grateful to the Coast Guard for establishing the center and I'll keep working to grow its resources and its capacity to serve the Great Lakes.

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Mar 28, 2023

I'll probably be seeing you again on April 18th when you come before my Homeland Security Committee for another budget hearing.

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Mar 28, 2023

I'm pleased to see the President requested $360 million for this program. I certainly have advocated for the same.

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Mar 28, 2023

Icebreaking capacity in the Great Lakes supports more than 90 million tons of cargo annually and, unfortunately, inadequate icebreaking poses a risk to our economic recovery.

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Mar 28, 2023

It's clear that racial, ethnic, and religious groups are facing an increasing threat.

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Mar 28, 2023

As we talk about border security, I always have to remind my colleagues, being from the state of Michigan, we have a northern border as well as a southern border.

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Mar 28, 2023

GE Aerospace thanks the committee for its role in creating this program, especially Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) who led in the creation of the…

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Mar 23, 2023

I do not think anybody can take a look at our response to COVID and say it was a dramatic success. No, it was a miserable failure.

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Mar 23, 2023

Congress has to reclaim its oversight capability.

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Mar 23, 2023

If the Administration gives us the middle finger there is just no enforcement mechanism.

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