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David Cicilline

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David Nicola Cicilline is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district since January 5, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Cicilline has focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and civil rights during his tenure in Congress. He previously served as the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, from 2003 to 2011, where he worked on urban revitalization and public safety initiatives.

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Mar 1, 2017

The proposed draconian cuts to nonmilitary spending are a step in the wrong direction.

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Mar 1, 2017

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1009, the OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act, yet another radical bill, part of a corporate agenda designed to eviscerate public protections under the…

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Feb 27, 2017

the aggression of China in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, is an irritant and maritime disputes and our support for a free, international maritime regime is important.

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Feb 27, 2017

we focus all of our attention on China's refusal to adhere to international law on these disputes.

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Feb 27, 2017

if China somehow dominated wrongfully and tried to interdict in this area, those tankers would have to change their course, thus increasing the cost of gasoline in Japan by at least 1/10 of 1 cent per gallon.

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Feb 27, 2017

the most powerful economic decision maker in America is Wall Street, and they want us to ignore the devastation of America's working families.

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Feb 27, 2017

Japan demands that we risk lives to defend these uninhabited islands and that we spend billions.

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Feb 27, 2017

none of those disputes justify a massive increase in the American military budget.

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Feb 16, 2017

Like the main characters in ``Stranger Things,'' we are now stuck in the ``Upside Down.'' Right is wrong. Up is down. Black is white. The White House deceives the American public for weeks about their contacts with Russia, but an Attorney…

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Feb 15, 2017

robust enforcement of the antitrust laws is an important way in which the government makes sure the market provides the best outcomes for society with respect to choice, innovation, and price as well as fair labor and business markets.

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Feb 15, 2017

It's questionable whether TPP labor standards can actually be verified or enforced in such countries.

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Feb 15, 2017

there's been a lot of discussion, both in this hearing already but throughout the country, about this notion of allowing competition across State lines.

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Feb 15, 2017

Deliberate currency undervaluation by America's trading partners has cost the U.S. millions of jobs over the last two decades.

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Feb 15, 2017

This exemption is not only damaging to the consumer when they purchase health insurance, it damages the healthcare providers.

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Feb 15, 2017

Made In USA manufacturing is the backbone of the innovation economy, giving creatives + technologists the tools to commercialize their ideas.

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Feb 15, 2017

It's disruptive and you think the Committee and Congress should look at other things.

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Feb 15, 2017

We urge the House of Representatives to move this legislation forward and make the Manufacturing Communities program a permanent incentive for Made In USA small business growth.

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Feb 15, 2017

Meanwhile, health insurers have no similar history of utilizing advisory organizations for the joint estimation and projection of medical claim costs.

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Feb 15, 2017

As Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, it is my foremost priority to work with the majority wherever possible to be find pathways to lowering prices for consumers, promoting innovation in existing new markets, and ensuring that every…

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Feb 15, 2017

I don't believe that all of this anticompetitive conduct is technically exempt from the antitrust laws.

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Feb 15, 2017

Domestic manufacturers object to NAFTA & TPP-style trade agreements that not only outsource American manufacturing jobs to low-wage, unregulated countries.

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Feb 15, 2017

the Justice Department has won two important civil antitrust lawsuits initiated under the Obama administration to prevent unprecedented consolidation in the health insurance market.

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Feb 15, 2017

There is nothing that prohibits that today in the ACA. In fact, it is expressly authorized, is it not?

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Feb 6, 2017

A lot of history was made last night. I, too, want to join my New England colleagues to say congratulations to the New England Patriots on an extraordinary victory at Super Bowl LI. A lot of history was made. This was the greatest comeback…

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Feb 2, 2017

I join my colleagues in urging President Trump to rescind both of these unconstitutional executive orders.

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