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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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May 25, 2022

It is quite frankly the only cabinet agency not to pass an audit.

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May 18, 2022

the basic purpose and function of the U.S. Constitution is to protect the American people from the dangerous accumulation of power at the hands of the few. You see, that kind of protection is necessary to make us free. In that respect, it…

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May 13, 2022

the Louisiana House Committee voted for a bill that will allow the state to charge people who have abortions with homicide.

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May 12, 2022

I appreciate the insight and the enthusiasm for antitrust law and even for this legislation that has been expressed by my friend and distinguished colleague, the Senator from Minnesota. She and I have been partners on a number of things…

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May 12, 2022

the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act is a much needed reform that would put State attorneys general bringing antitrust suits under the Federal antitrust law on equal footing alongside Federal antitrust enforcement personnel by…

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May 10, 2022

I don't support vouchers or any of the privatizing of public schools, but I think community schools really are a very interesting and excellent structure for low-income kids, and especially kids of color.

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May 10, 2022

But we need to provide training to everyone that works with older adults.

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May 10, 2022

How do you make sure--and you are going to make sure the black and brown people are on the infrastructure projects?

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May 10, 2022

Teachers of color are more likely to teach in schools serving mostly students of color.

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May 10, 2022

Randi, can you, or Jane, or anybody can respond to that issue with regard to black boys, black babies?

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May 10, 2022

Gun violence is continuing to kill students, teachers, and staff. It is an epidemic. It is a public health epidemic, and it has got to stop.

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May 10, 2022

We know that veterans experience a higher prevalence of pain and are twice as likely to die from accidental opioid overdose.

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May 10, 2022

So it is just so important that we really have as a priority, care, treatment, the needs of our seniors because they deserve the best care in the world.

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May 10, 2022

And thank you in your testimony for being straight up, pretty blunt and authentic in much of what you talked, wrote about especially in your testimony as it relates to black women.

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May 10, 2022

But we have got to stop the gun violence on campuses.

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May 10, 2022

my colleagues and I are here today to highlight the fact that our Democratic colleagues have shown the American people how truly radical they are when it comes to abortion. The Women's Health Protection Act--what I believe should be better…

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May 10, 2022

I want to focus on access to timely mental healthcare.

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May 6, 2022

The bill allows criminal homicide charges for anyone who aids an abortion.

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May 4, 2022

Justice Alito's draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health is a masterpiece of jurisprudence, and it is a long overdue victory for the preborn. It is also a vindication of nearly 50 years of tireless efforts by the pro-life movement…

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May 4, 2022

I call for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

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May 4, 2022

I call up my motion to instruct conferees, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] moves that the managers on the part of the…

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May 4, 2022

Americans are facing an affordability crisis. In my home State of Utah, the average household is having to pay an additional $702 every month just for basic living expenses relative to what they paid every month at the beginning of last…

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May 2, 2022

And so this is the serious moment. And she also naturally had to politicize it, because this is about elections. This is about electing pro-choice, pro-reproductive freedom members of Congress, who are primarily Democrats, to make sure…

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May 2, 2022

I could not keep quiet. I had to tell the truth about what happened to me. I had to sound the alarm.

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May 2, 2022

We have to educate the public about voter participation and civic engagement, because otherwise, we`re going to end up with what word it looks like.

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