Political Quotes

Lori Chavez-DeRemer

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U.S. Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Representative for Oregon's 5th District.

Quotes by year · 20232025114 total · peak 2023 (55)
2023: 55 quotes2024: 32 quotes2025: 27 quotes
Feb 11, 2025

This brief, part-time job from over three decades has no bearing on my support for implementing President Trump’s pro-life agenda.

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Feb 11, 2025

I personally do not support abortion, and if confirmed, I would not use my position as Secretary to facilitate abortion access in Labor Department programs.

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Jul 22, 2024

Mr. Marroni, you submitted testimony identifying challenges that undermine FPS's productivity and oversight of contract guards at Federal buildings leading to instances of prohibited items entering buildings undetected.

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Jul 22, 2024

What I will tell you, I agree that we should be reducing the footprint, and we should be optimizing and modernizing and get better utilization in our Federal buildings.

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Jul 22, 2024

With the new post-pandemic world we are now living in, it is time we review why taxpayers are paying for empty Federal office spaces, especially when, under this administration, there is now a work-from-home preference.

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Jul 22, 2024

It is not just ag real estate, it is residential mortgages in rural communities of 2,500 or less, and that would help reduce the interest cost and allow a lot more people to qualify for mortgages.

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Jul 22, 2024

the farm bill is so important for this year because it brings certainty not only to the farmer, but brings certainty to the financing side, and it needs to be passed.

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Jul 22, 2024

So, to follow up on that 'minimum level,' is technology replacing the contract guards?

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Jul 22, 2024

When things are tough, accessing credit pain, your families are counting on you, and that pressure on your shoulders is hard.

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Jul 22, 2024

Thank you. I want to first thank Chairman Perry, Chairman Graves, and this committee for their support in helping me pass two bills through the House this past March: the FOCUS Act and the Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act.

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Jul 22, 2024

In addition to the letter that Chairman Perry led to the GSA and FPS, my other bill that passed the House echoes the letter's concern and aims to address them.

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Jul 9, 2024

This commonsense proposal closes the pilot workforce gap by letting prospective pilots access the same loan opportunities available to students at traditional 4-year schools.

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Jul 9, 2024

We urge other members of this Committee to join them in this effort.

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Jul 9, 2024

Aligning the student loan cap for accredited flight education and training programs with the real costs associated with these programs will provide equitable career access to everyone.

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Jun 26, 2024

thankfully, has shelved those plans to toll our Oregon commuters.

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Jun 26, 2024

Well, I like the world of possibilities, for sure, so, I look forward to working with your office on this.

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Jun 26, 2024

And with the chairwoman sitting behind me from Utah, we are talking about permitting reform.

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Jun 26, 2024

This legislation aims to streamline the Federal permitting process by introducing a permit by rule system.

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Jun 26, 2024

the last time you were before this committee, we discussed the shortsighted--in my opinion and many others--tolling plans in Oregon.

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May 22, 2024

I want you to kneel down and touch the stone which paved the grounds of Auschwitz.

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May 22, 2024

Through your incompetence, this evil is growing stronger throughout the world.

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May 22, 2024

What will be the consequences for racists calling for genocide?

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May 22, 2024

Culture drives everything, and the world is now being directly influenced by the culture of hatred on American campuses.

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May 22, 2024

What is the point of having rules if they do not matter?

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May 22, 2024

Anything less than a suspension in my opinion is insufficient.

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