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Madeleine Dean

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Madeleine Dean is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in Congress since January 3, 2019. Dean has focused on various issues, including healthcare, education, and women's rights during her time in office. She has been an advocate for gun control and has worked on legislation aimed at protecting the environment and addressing climate change.

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Mar 29, 2023

As President Biden recently said: The genius of Israel and America's democracy is they are both built on strong institutions, on checks and balances, and on an independent judiciary. Israel's checks and balances, its independent judiciary…

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Mar 22, 2023

I am dumbfounded. No one who is serious about stemming the scourge of violent crime would make such an appeal.

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Mar 22, 2023

It is the ATF's job to help us address this uniquely American disaster.

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Mar 22, 2023

I think this should be called, 'Defund and Dissolve the ATF.'

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Mar 10, 2023

Too often, the speeches we make on the floor of this Chamber emphasize our differences and divisions, but this morning I want to highlight and praise an act of bipartisanship, the creation of the Fentanyl Prevention Caucus. Some of you…

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Feb 28, 2023

I stand before you proud-- proud of Pennsylvania; proud of my Democratic colleagues in the Pennsylvania House; proud of the thousands of volunteers who helped deliver a statehouse majority last November in Pennsylvania, a house majority…

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Feb 27, 2023

I thank Mr. Keating for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this important resolution responding to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Turkiye and Syria as a result of the devastating earthquakes on February 6 and the many, many…

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Feb 27, 2023

I hope you will call upon me and call upon all of us to be partners with you in making sure that we do everything possible.

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Feb 27, 2023

China was the primary source of illegal fentanyl entering the United States until the PRC imposed controls in 2019.

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Feb 27, 2023

Those numbers are staggering. That is 300 people a day dying of overdose.

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Feb 27, 2023

I would like to examine and understand China's role in illicit fentanyl and what the United States is doing about it.

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Jan 31, 2023

Like many of us, I spent the weekend thinking about the savage beating and murder of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers. Sworn to protect and serve, they did neither. Had they honored their duty, Mr. Nichols would be…

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Jan 27, 2023

Not even a month into this New Year and I am already on the floor, once again, begging the same question: What will it take to stop the relentless pace of mass shootings? Three mass shootings in California in just 3 days. Three different…

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Jan 11, 2023

It is a crime now to kill a child born alive. In fact, in May of 2013, a Philadelphia man was convicted of first degree murder in the killing of three infants. He is now serving life without parole. Either my colleagues on the other side…

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Jan 11, 2023

It is a good time for Pennsylvania. Some would say we are on a roll. The Phillies made it to the World Series; Jalen Hurts is the MVP; and the Eagles are the best team in football. Last November, Pennsylvanians spoke loudly. Josh Shapiro…

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Sep 6, 2022

Thank you, Mr. Connolly, for bringing this important oversight hearing to Philadelphia.

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Sep 6, 2022

Last year, USPS provided a briefing to staff, outlining the plans to address staffing shortages to alleviate the broader disruptions.

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Sep 6, 2022

I'm interested in finding out what works and what doesn't work.

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Jun 2, 2022

We`ve all been clamoring for this kind of legislation for a very, very long time. I`m stunned by some of the words that we`re hearing on the other side of the aisle. Where is their outrage over the slaughter of 19 fourth-graders and their…

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Jun 1, 2022

Why don't they feel an urgency to do something?

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May 18, 2022

Of course, Biden’s win was not compromised. It was clear, convincing, and fair.

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May 18, 2022

This sitting state senator is not qualified to be a sitting state senator, let alone the governor of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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May 18, 2022

But it’s on all of Pennsylvanians to come forward and make sure that we protect our democracy, that we reject not just an election denier as some have written.

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May 11, 2022

We have the constitutional authority and, frankly, responsibility to do that.

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May 11, 2022

A subpoena has meaning and it has the weight of the rule of law.

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