Deborah Koff Ross
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Deborah Koff Ross is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development during her time in office. Ross has been an advocate for women's rights and has worked to promote policies that support families and children. Before her election to Congress, she served in the North Carolina General Assembly, where she was known for her commitment to public service and community engagement.
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August 24, 2026
Medical debt is the largest debt that people have in this country. It knows no political party, and it knows no geographic limitation.
— Deborah Koff Ross
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The Trump Administration's sluggish and disorganized roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine in the final weeks of 2020 cost us valuable time.
Today's hearing raises important questions about the work the Federal Government must do to protect and advance the health of our Nation's seniors and nursing home residents.
While my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are leveling claims of a partisan prosecution, I want to remind the Committee that this is not the first time that a former Presidential candidate has been indicted for having hush money…
This Subcommittee, I believe, should be instead focusing on ways to make the PTAB a fairer venue for patent holders.
I introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill with former Representative Buck called the PREVAIL Act.
I believe it is a disservice to our Nation's scientific enterprise when there are attempts to make regulators judge research outside of the regulatory context.
The approach that my Republican colleagues have taken today is a little bit surprising.
If Republicans were serious about solving the border crisis, they would crackdown on the economic drivers of migration in this country.
We should not sacrifice individual privacy and intellectual property protections purely for the sake of outcompeting China.
I understand the potential of AI to launch our country into a new era of innovation.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Democrats have been at the forefront of Congress' work to fortify our Nation's biosafety, biosecurity, and biodefense.
I am also very pleased that there is some consensus about what we should be doing going forward.





