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Summer Lee

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Summer Lynn Lee is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 34th District since January 1, 2019. She is known for her strong advocacy on social justice issues and her commitment to community engagement. Lee has focused on policies that address inequality and promote the interests of her constituents, often emphasizing the need for accountability among elected officials and the importance of fighting against corporate influence in politics. Her work reflects a dedication to progressive values and grassroots activism.

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Apr 4, 2022

I would hope that you would respond that should not be the purpose of this legislation, to pull and condemn and indict individuals.

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Apr 4, 2022

I offer my deepest concern and sympathy to the people of Ukraine who are feeling the sting, the siege, the violence, the viciousness, the murderous behavior of Vladimir Putin.

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Apr 4, 2022

I have been authorized this was the FBI Director by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counter-intelligence mission, is investigating the Russian Government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 Presidential…

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Mar 30, 2022

How important is it for there to be some governmental, Federal Governmental partnerships in the work that you are doing?

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Mar 30, 2022

Black Americans are killed at a much higher rate than White Americans. Although half of the people that are shot and killed by police are White, Black Americans are shot at a disproportionate rate.

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Mar 30, 2022

My point is you are blocked at the courthouse door if you use qualified immunity as saying there is no reason to even hold a trial.

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Mar 30, 2022

Is it not wrong to keep people out of the courthouse, so that facts can be portrayed, whether it is the offendant police officer or the family who has lost a loved one?

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Mar 30, 2022

Let me indicate, for the framing of this, that both the Sixth and Seventh Amendments are seemingly violated with qualified immunity.

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Mar 28, 2022

So a clarion call to my constituents in Houston who are part of the 1.6 million children needing childcare, this may enhance their opportunity and their opportunity for women to get back into the work force?

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Mar 28, 2022

In my state there are about a 1,812,000 families in poverty, but here is the big number--children under six, 1,372,687 who are needing childcare.

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Mar 28, 2022

So you are speaking about fairness and equity, if I can hear you correctly?

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Mar 28, 2022

The nation is better off for the leadership of President Joe Biden and in fact your leadership and support in his efforts.

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Mar 28, 2022

This is a robust, important budget for the American people and it is a deficit busting budget and we need to move forward on the President's goals.

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Mar 28, 2022

Well, the one thing we know is that the Administration and Democrats are not soft on crime and that we recognize we must be in the crime reducing business.

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Mar 28, 2022

Absolutely, we support that to ensure a 7 percent cap on any family's childcare cost.

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Mar 28, 2022

I thank you so very much, and I would like to engage the FBI offline on--what I'm going to just read the headlines into the record, please, and thank you so very much for your testimony and as well your very keen effort in trying to answer…

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Mar 28, 2022

Russia is one of the two most capable cyber adversaries we face globally.

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Mar 28, 2022

We have already heard some accusations that are far away from the truth but still speak to the issue of violations dealing with voting.

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Mar 28, 2022

I would look forward to maybe a briefing that is separate and distinct that focuses squarely on that because that is the bedrock of democracy.

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Mar 28, 2022

One of the bottom rock infrastructure or bottom rock part of the infrastructure of democracy is voting.

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Mar 28, 2022

I've introduced legislation, H.R. 2980, which is the Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act, which has passed the House.

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Mar 16, 2022

I do want to just reassert the Nonprofit Security Grant Program for the nonprofits, but also the recent Vice President's announcement... for our HBCU schools.

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Mar 16, 2022

Without that Federal support it will be difficult for us to meet the moment, if you will, and for us to build our capacity to properly respond to these ever-increasing threats.

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Mar 16, 2022

We have come too far to look the other way.

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Mar 16, 2022

I would also commend my good friend to work with me on H.R. 40, a commission to study slavery and develop Reparation proposals.

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