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James Langevin

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James R. Langevin is a former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, serving from January 3, 2001, to January 15, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Langevin was the first quadriplegic to serve in the U.S. Congress, having been injured in a shooting accident at the age of 16. Throughout his tenure, he focused on issues such as cybersecurity, disability rights, and health care. Langevin served on several committees, including the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Apr 21, 2021

I will be reintroducing the Reaching English Learner's Act to address that gap.

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Apr 21, 2021

My first priority as Co-Chair of the Career and Technical Education Caucus is that we continue to fund and strengthen CTE and similar workforce development programs.

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Apr 21, 2021

I want to extend my sincerest thanks to you Chairman Scott, for your leadership and the Members of the Committee in providing the equitable education for all students promoting fair labor practices and ensuring that we prepare our…

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Apr 21, 2021

It's time for Congress to address this glaring loophole to make sure that the parents aren't struggling to pay off student debt.

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Apr 14, 2021

It's essential to make sure that we're paying close attention to that so that our enemies and adversaries can't use that asymmetric advantage or capability against us.

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Mar 23, 2021

Today is about nothing more than cancel culture coming for our military and it is disgusting.

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Mar 23, 2021

Well, I don't think we should have had 1 percent of the people storming the U.S. Capitol having served in the military.

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Mar 23, 2021

This isn't a hearing about the readiness of our Armed Forces. It's nothing more, unfortunately, than political theater.

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Mar 23, 2021

To then say that, well, those are the only people in the military that could possibly be involved in extremism is simply logically absurd.

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Mar 18, 2021

The Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems will come to order.

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Mar 16, 2021

I wish they had raised them with the prior administration instead of focusing myopically on a wall.

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Mar 16, 2021

Physical borders aren't the only thing that we have to be concerned with.

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