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Seth Magaziner

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Seth Michael Magaziner is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, currently serving as the General Treasurer of Rhode Island since January 6, 2015. In this role, he is responsible for managing the state's finances and investments, overseeing the state pension system, and ensuring fiscal responsibility. Magaziner has focused on issues such as economic development, public investment, and financial literacy during his tenure.

Quotes by year · 2023–2026200 total · peak 2023 (153)
2023: 153 quotes2024: 23 quotes2025: 10 quotes2026: 14 quotes
Apr 17, 2023

So, when it comes to right whale deaths, we must focus on the real problem, based on the data and not based on conspiracies spread by the fossil fuel industry and its allies.

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Apr 17, 2023

These falsehoods are being amplified by irresponsible politicians and fringe media figures, many of whom gladly take financial support from the oil and gas industry at the same time.

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Apr 17, 2023

Unfortunately, there are some people who have been using the deaths of right whales to push a political agenda by falsely claiming that offshore wind development has some link to right whale deaths when the evidence clearly shows no such…

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Apr 17, 2023

Restoring the North Atlantic right whale populations requires a coordinated effort between the Federal Government and industry stakeholders.

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Apr 17, 2023

When it became clear that Afghan nationals who risked their own lives to help the United States in our mission were not being protected from Taliban retribution, was there ever any indication from the Trump administration that they were…

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Apr 17, 2023

We also need to make sure that, as we discussed in our previous round of questioning, we explore all options for monitoring and eliminating terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan.

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Apr 17, 2023

The former President did not say that this was a reasonable step to protect U.S. service members and our Afghan allies; he, in fact criticized President Biden for moving back the deadline.

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Apr 17, 2023

We must also focus on the fact that many terror groups have begun using the internet to systematically radicalize individuals already living in the United States.

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Apr 17, 2023

It is vital that terrorist organizations like AQ and ISIS, which have been diminished due to the sacrifice of American service members, our NATO allies, and other partners, never regain the capability to launch a large-scale attack on the…

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Apr 17, 2023

Going forward, we must make sure that we learn the lessons from withdrawal, that we work across agencies in an entirety-of-government approach to ensure that we maintain the capabilities necessary to meet terrorist threats wherever they…

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Apr 17, 2023

Now that the War is over, we must continue to be proactive in ensuring that terrorist organizations in Afghanistan never develop the capacity to threaten the American homeland again.

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Apr 17, 2023

I want every American who served in Afghanistan to know that you made a positive difference.

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Apr 17, 2023

We explore all options for monitoring and eliminating terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan for whatever means are at our disposal.

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Apr 17, 2023

One of the things that my understanding did not happen in advance was the Department of Defense did not share its full list of individuals that could be SIV-eligible with the Department of Homeland Security.

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Apr 17, 2023

Accountability does not begin in January 2021. There is a larger story here that if we are going to draw lessons for the future and how to do better, we have to be mindful of.

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Apr 17, 2023

The reason that so many of us are concerned about domestic violence, violent extremism, is because over the last 5 years, more Americans have been killed by racially and ethnically motivated mass casualty events than by events connected…

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Apr 17, 2023

The fact is that it was Donald Trump's Taliban deal that set the chaos in motion.

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Apr 17, 2023

As Members of the Homeland Security Committee, we have a duty to protect the United States homeland and the people who live here from all threats, foreign and domestic.

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Apr 17, 2023

The Honorable Seth Magaziner, a Representative in Congress From the State of Rhode Island, and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence:

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Apr 17, 2023

The fact is that it was Donald Trump's Taliban deal that set the chaos in motion.

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Apr 17, 2023

I will take that as a sign that the brinkmanship over raising the debt ceiling will end in the interest of national security, although I am not optimistic.

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Apr 17, 2023

Let me just say the reason that so many of us are concerned about domestic violence, violent extremism, is because over the last 5 years, more Americans have been killed by racially and ethnically motivated mass casualty events than by…

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Apr 17, 2023

That Trump-Taliban deal did not include a comprehensive cease-fire, did not include any plan for providing protection for Afghan nationals...

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Apr 17, 2023

We must learn from the withdrawal and ensure that in the future when the U.S.

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Mar 27, 2023

I think that is an important point, that we stick with this principle that the average person not see increases under a system for fear of pricing.

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