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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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Feb 6, 2025

I rise with grave concern about reports that President Trump is scheming to eliminate the Department of Education and similar concerns about legislation that has been introduced to do just that. This move would be detrimental for Wake…

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Jan 23, 2025

Yesterday we marked 52 years since the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade. We should be celebrating 52 years of reproductive freedom. Instead, nearly 3 years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we live in a…

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Dec 11, 2024

I thank the Chair, and it is good to see the Chair in the chair. It is a pleasure, my friend. I also want to congratulate Representative Bice on her exceptional leadership to the House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization. It is my…

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Dec 11, 2024

It is my pleasure to showcase just a few statistics about our program this year that highlight the diversity of the Congressional Study Groups' programming. In the past year, the study groups have led five study tours for Members of…

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Dec 4, 2024

It is an honor to speak in support of my bill naming the United States Postal Service facility at 2777 Brentwood Road in Raleigh after Staff Sergeant Millie Dunn Veasey. This legislation pays tribute to the life and legacy of Millie Dunn…

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Dec 3, 2024

I am proud to lead H.R. 7339, which updates title 51 of the U.S. Code with new legislation enacted into law after 2010. This title is known as the National and Commercial Space Programs, and so much of that new legislation came through the…

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Sep 10, 2024

the antitrust problem isn't that there is a PBM trying to find efficiency.

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Sep 10, 2024

the savings are not going to the patients.

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Sep 10, 2024

the vertical integration is not helping the patient at all.

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Sep 9, 2024

the Trump Administration's sluggish and disorganized roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine in the final weeks of 2020 cost us valuable time.

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Sep 9, 2024

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.

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Jul 22, 2024

Moldova has absorbed more Ukrainian refugees than pretty much anybody else.

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Jul 22, 2024

I am the co-chair of the Moldova Caucus with Representative Lawler.

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Jun 12, 2024

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…

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Jun 11, 2024

I introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill with former Representative Buck called the PREVAIL Act.

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Jun 11, 2024

This Subcommittee, I believe, should be instead focusing on ways to make the PTAB a fairer venue for patent holders.

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May 15, 2024

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.

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Apr 16, 2024

The approach that my Republican colleagues have taken today is a little bit surprising.

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Mar 6, 2024

If Republicans were serious about solving the border crisis, they would crackdown on the economic drivers of migration in this country.

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Jan 30, 2024

Last year, Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly enacted egregiously gerrymandered congressional maps that effectively silenced the voices of North Carolina voters. North Carolina is a purple State, and we finally have a…

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Oct 18, 2023

We should not sacrifice individual privacy and intellectual property protections purely for the sake of outcompeting China.

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Oct 18, 2023

I understand the potential of AI to launch our country into a new era of innovation.

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Oct 17, 2023

I am also very pleased that there is some consensus about what we should be doing going forward.

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Oct 17, 2023

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.

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Sep 13, 2023

I'd just like to take this opportunity to call attention to the hypocrisy of the Republicans in designating today's hearing topic.

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