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Joseph Crowley is a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York's 14th congressional district from 2013 until 2019. Prior to that, he served New York's 7th congressional district from 1999 to 2013. Crowley was known for his work on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development. He held various leadership positions within the Democratic Party, including serving as the chair of the Democratic Caucus in the House. In 2018, he was defeated in a primary election by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, which marked a significant shift in the political landscape of the district.
In New York City alone, the Republicans' cut would result in 130 million fewer meals. That is unacceptable to me, and it ought to be unacceptable to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. The fact that it is not unacceptable tells us…
You don't walk into negotiations and say, either you repeal the Affordable Care Act or we will shut down government but that's what they've done.
At the end of the day, Anderson, there are two things that Congress is responsible for -- they need to pass a budget and they need to pay their debts.
What I think, Anderson, it's time to get off the Affordable Care Act kick. They've had a 43 -- at least 43 times two repeal the act.
The last time we considered devastating cuts to nutrition programs, I brought messages my constituents had written on paper plates, telling stories of how much the SNAP program has helped them. I read aloud each plate's personal…
My colleagues, I am tired of this dog-and-pony-show. Yes, Members return to their districts for a few weeks, but political red meat is not what this country needs. We need a Congress with a vision for tomorrow, a vision focused on creating…
When the Medicare Part D bill was passed, and I voted against it, and we went through a political charade of almost 4 hours on the floor to pass the bill, a lot of political arm-twisting took place.
I think they realize that maybe they won't be successful tomorrow in actually undermining the Affordable Care Act.
Will tomorrow's 40th repeal vote to block tax credits from going to working families help with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in any way?
I thank my friend and colleague and ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee for yielding me this time. I do appreciate and I don't want to call into question the motivation of how this bill came to the floor, but I find it hard to…
I would just say that the President's 2014 budget requests $1.5 billion for implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and this Committee certainly could help us and we would welcome its support with respect to that request.
Can I enter into the record a definition I got off the Internet? Irony is the use of words 'to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; an expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and…
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