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Nancy Mace

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Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she is the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina. Mace has focused on issues such as economic development, veterans' affairs, and education during her time in office. She has also been vocal on matters related to justice for survivors of abuse, emphasizing the importance of accountability for perpetrators.

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Mar 17, 2021

I am for settling where we can do it in a way that addresses the issue that we have, but I would rather see us go all in on litigation, even risky and expensive litigation, if that is the only way to solve the problem.

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Mar 16, 2021

I think it would be great for the Government to continue to help agencies move towards electrification;

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Mar 15, 2021

We need some, you know, boots on the ground to just protect ourselves and that that requires committing some money to Afghanistan.

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Feb 23, 2021

I have no further speakers and am prepared to close. It is a real honor to be here today, and the distinguished whip is correct that this is long overdue, to recognize Joseph Rainey and his accomplishments. He fought tirelessly for civil…

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Feb 23, 2021

I have no further speakers and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time. General Leave

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Feb 3, 2021

I challenge you to bring folks from the Biden administration before this committee to answer questions we would all like to know.

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Feb 3, 2021

At the end of the day, this is window dressing that will be lapped up by the adoring media.

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Jan 23, 2021

There are questions about whether or not what they`re doing is even constitutional, even having a trial and impeaching him when he`s already out of office. We`re already divided as a nation. This will just throw gasoline on the fire.

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Jan 17, 2021

Our lives were put at risk, because the American people, millions of American people were lied to about the election. Congress had no business, authority or power to overturn the results of the Electoral College and neither did the Vice…

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Jul 21, 2020

So, in case anything here wasn't clear, fix this now, I think my chairwoman would agree, before you have blood on your hands.

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Jul 21, 2020

I simply think it is outrageous that after spending millions of dollars and thousands of hours in manpower that our pilots are still being asked to risk their lives because of malfunctioning equipment.

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Mar 12, 2019

It ensures that we are holding government agencies accountable. It also improves public safety, which I think is a goal of both parties.

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Mar 12, 2019

Criminal justice reform policy, in general, strengthens families. We would say it gets government out of the way and puts people back to work.

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Feb 25, 2019

What makes our program, the U.S. refugee admissions program such a good one, is that we do not value people based on their education, based on anything except to say who is most in need, who is most vulnerable.

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Feb 25, 2019

I think the first thing I would say is in terms of a refugee programing, when we are talking about that, we just need to call for an increase in the program.

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Feb 25, 2019

And if I may, briefly, just on UNRWA, I will say that when I was in Jordan and Lebanon, we also went to Palestinian refugee camps, it was one of the first places we went.

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Feb 25, 2019

First of all, when the U.S. leads, others follow.

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Feb 25, 2019

We cannot let that be a new normal now and in future administrations as well.

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Feb 25, 2019

I just do not understand anyone who says that refugees do not contribute to the United States.

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Feb 25, 2019

I think anyone can say the U.S. can do better.

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Feb 25, 2019

We are not the leader in resettlement anymore, period.

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Feb 25, 2019

Absolutely. And I think it is important to note that no one wants to leave their home, but if you are forced to based on what you believe, a war, violence, that is not a choice.

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Feb 25, 2019

I definitely think that they would have much to say in response, to you.

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Feb 25, 2019

The refugees who are resettled to the U.S. are by far and away the most vetted of any population, period.

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Feb 25, 2019

One of the things that comes to mind is just how delicate these ecosystems are, and when you imbalance them, you have all these cascading of events that occur that you described: invasive species moving in, forests lost.

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