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Bill Lee

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Bill Lee is the 50th governor of Tennessee, having taken office on January 19, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on various issues including education reform, economic development, and public safety during his tenure. Lee has also emphasized the importance of workforce development and has worked on initiatives to improve the state's infrastructure. His administration has faced challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the state's economy and health systems.

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Feb 24, 2021

I think all of us can agree about that bolstering our infrastructure is important, and in theory this should be bipartisan work.

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Feb 10, 2021

Castro repeated it too. Mr. Manager RASKIN. We are going to withdraw it this evening without any prejudice for the ability to resubmit it, if possible. This is much ado about nothing because it is not critical in our case.

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Feb 10, 2021

Because it is not true. Mr. Manager RASKIN. On the grounds it is not true, and we are----

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Oct 6, 2020

Here we have, again, the COVID crisis, which has killed 210,000 people, 30 million people are unemployed, seven million have contracted the virus. And so the Biden Paris plan is very clear. It's very succinct. She's going to give a roadmap…

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Oct 6, 2020

I think Senator Harris is going to directly talk to the American people. She's going to talk about how the Biden-Harris team will first of all take on this pandemic day one. Secondly, how she's going to move forward with our President Joe…

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Sep 11, 2020

Barbara Lee, still serving, gave an incredible speech.

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Sep 8, 2020

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:28 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at 10…

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Aug 18, 2020

I think, tonight, we're going to hear Senator Harris really not only define herself to people, tell us who she is.

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Aug 18, 2020

This is a constitutional issue that he's trying to violate in terms of constitutional rights.

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Aug 18, 2020

What he's trying to do is to use the Postal Service as his own vehicle to stop people from voting. But, also, the Postal Service not only ensures that we exercise our rights to vote and our constitutional rights to vote.

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Aug 18, 2020

We're going to pass the Delivering for America Act. And we're going to put $25 billion -- at least the House is going to do this, which the Board of Governors -- the poster Board of Governors asked for, Trump appointees, $25 billion for…

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Aug 11, 2020

Kamala Harris is so prepared to be our vice president. I've known her for years and years. I supported her when she ran for president. And who else is better prepared to be Joe Biden's partner than Kamala Harris.

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Jun 22, 2020

We really have to open up that lens. And when we are talking about these health inequities, we do have to go back to the 400 years of slavery.

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Jun 22, 2020

We have introduced the legislation for over 30 years called the commission to develop proposals for reparations.

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Jun 22, 2020

If all of the states, the red states, had accepted the Medicare expansion, we would have included more persons.

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May 5, 2020

I co-chair the bipartisan Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, and we are still working together in a bipartisan way to make sure that we have the resources to address this epidemic.

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May 5, 2020

I think we need to take on looking at this issue and put into our report language, looking at the issue of systemic racism in child poverty.

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May 5, 2020

Child poverty rates right now constitute for me a state of emergency.

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May 5, 2020

We know there are many disparities as it relates to communities of color when you look at the disproportionate rates of lupus.

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May 5, 2020

I see this $30,000,000 cut. The request, $305,000,000, and the enacted level was $336,000,000, it is a $30,000,000 cut.

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May 5, 2020

Thank you, Dr. Collins. Thank you for your team. It is always good to see you.

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May 5, 2020

Outrageous. It is disgusting. It should not happen anywhere in the country, but especially in California.

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May 5, 2020

I want to thank you very much for this.

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May 5, 2020

I think that was the worst thing Bill Clinton ever did, quite frankly.

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May 5, 2020

This budget doesn't increase funding for HBCUs except those that are in the opportunity zones.

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