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David E. Price is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1997 until 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Price was known for his work on issues related to education, transportation, and housing. He played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at improving public education and expanding access to affordable housing. Price also served on the House Appropriations Committee, where he influenced federal funding allocations for his state and district.
The commander of NORTHCOM command said publicly that there is no military threat on the southern border, so spending money for a wall, potentially at the expense of health of our service members, just doesn't seem like the right priority.
The President, for example, determined to use significant priorities--or funding to build a wall in Mexico, while leaving these military families unprotected right here at home.
The President's budget cuts the State Department and other international assistance programs by 23 percent.
Candidate Trump made it very clear that he could save hundreds of billions of dollars on prescription drugs...
And that is the decision of the Administration down in my home state of Texas to, once again, throw in the towel with our indicted Attorney General...
I thank my colleague for presiding over this remarkable series of tributes. It has been a memorable evening--more than I could have anticipated--in the array of colleagues who have paid tribute and in the kind of emotions stirred in all of…
It doesn't make sense that you are providing--we are funding new vessels. We are funding new functions. But without an increase in maintenance funding, support for your personnel and their families, it just doesn't fit.
I don't want to pass by the opportunity to thank you for the good work your people did in North Carolina and the Carolinas generally with Hurricane Florence last summer.
As many have said, we are clearly approaching the 2020 election season. It is critical to ensure that our infrastructure for these purposes is properly supported.
I was pleased when the Congress passed the Disaster Recovery Reform Act last year, the first comprehensive emergency management reform package since Hurricane Katrina.
That is a program funded jointly by the State and FEMA, and what it is aimed at is residents who might, with some temporary repairs, continue to live in their homes while the longer term repairs are being made.
We are having recovery--we are undertaking recovery efforts now and appreciate FEMA's cooperation.
I want to stay on the subject of ICE enforcement, the policies and practices attendant to that.
This was, of course, an obvious case where prosecutorial discretion, and compassion and commonsense might have been applied.
Well, your, of course, your mandate covers the entirety of the Department and I am going to ask you about another subject that we have actually asked you to investigate.
The most significant barrier to ensuring the crucial U.S. assistance reaches the Palestinian people is the Trump administration's decision to indefinitely cut off such aid and end U.S. contributions to UNRWA.
Historically, the U.S. has pledged to provide one-third of the Global Fund replenishment.
I urge you to continue supporting its mission at at least that $4 million level.
I urge you to provide robust funding to the TIP Office so it can improve justice systems and prosecutions of traffickers and sex buyers in partner nations.
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