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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.

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Mar 13, 2018

In fact, according to the political investigation, overtime laws that are not enforced properly cost an estimated $15 billion in lost wages.

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Mar 13, 2018

I think your quote is 'family sustaining jobs,' which, certainly, I can't agree more.

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Mar 13, 2018

This is just smoking mirrors right now. That's basically what it is.

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Mar 13, 2018

From what I'm hearing now, you've got a new plan from President Trump that says we'll give you 13 percent and you come up with 87 percent.

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Mar 13, 2018

If we knew how to do that, this thing would have been solved a long time ago, and I've not heard anyone talking about that in a substantive way.

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Mar 12, 2018

TIGER grants are important and I'm sure you're aware that in the President's budget, he calls for eliminating TIGER grants.

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Mar 12, 2018

It's tragic, and the decisions, and we could get into that forever, but a lot of that was driven by the fact that there wasn't enough money anymore to support the infrastructure that was there.

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Mar 12, 2018

Our transportation infrastructure in Michigan is as bad as it has ever been

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Mar 12, 2018

Communities, like Flint, like Detroit, like Atlanta, and like Philadelphia, can't do this simply on their own.

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Mar 12, 2018

The Federal Government can help upgrade our nation's crumbling infrastructure.

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Mar 12, 2018

I am deeply concerned that President Trump's infrastructure and budget proposals do not appear to mention or prioritize infrastructure needs of the future.

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Mar 12, 2018

So it's pretty clear that that is simply a worthless standard to have 4/1 right now as part of it.

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Mar 12, 2018

I'm disappointed that it seems as if President Trump doesn't necessarily share that.

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Mar 12, 2018

In today's age high speed internet is in that same category.

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Mar 12, 2018

The map misrepresents the existence of 4G LTE service in many areas

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Mar 5, 2018

Part of that threat is to engage our social media platforms--Facebook, Twitter, other types of platforms that are engaged in that.

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Mar 5, 2018

With the very rapid advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence, it's going to become extremely difficult to see exactly what's happening.

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Feb 27, 2018

[A]s a matter of U.S. policy, PTC should be required for all passenger rail trips in America.

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Feb 15, 2018

Specifically, we will have a provision for plain language notice, which I think is an improvement: 120-day clarification instead of 180 days, and a better definition of what substantial progress means. I think we can continue to improve…

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Feb 14, 2018

The decisions that are made today will impact the shipbuilding industrial base for years to come.

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Feb 14, 2018

I think I agree with Senator Cotton that those ships need to be out to sea, they need to be deployed.

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Feb 14, 2018

Every ground and rotary wing vehicle that the United States Army produces from now on... has to have the base requirement.

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Feb 14, 2018

Getting them out in the field seems to be important, particularly with new threats emerging around the world.

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Feb 14, 2018

This is going to take a very large diplomatic effort, which I believe the United States should lead.

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Feb 14, 2018

I think it would set a horrible precedent to allow Saudi Arabia to begin enriching uranium.

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