“anti-Semitic incidents in the country are up 70%.”
“It extends to making it possible for every New Yorker to take part in the things that make us human.”
“We are making sure that working people will not be priced out of the game that they helped to create.”
“I've got religious leaders constantly calling me and saying, 'I'm scared. My parishioners are scared.'”

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On the recordMay 22, 2017
I commend the gentlewoman for her consistent understanding and explaining why mass incarceration is at the base of all of the debate that is going on. I am hoping that more and more people who listen to these discussions that we have here in the House of Representatives will begin to understand that mass incarceration is not the answer to our problems. As a matter of fact, they compound the problems. I salute the gentlewoman for her tenacity and understanding and explaining this situation to everyone who can listen to our discussions here.
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Democratic · Michigan
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