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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 12, 2020

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cramer). Without objection, it is so ordered

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May 5, 2020

We need the data to understand this. I would think you would want the data to understand it also.

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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

So what do we need to do to get you to do that, to submit a line-item for us?

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May 5, 2020

I want to thank you very much for this.

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May 5, 2020

This budget though calls for $170 million cut in PEPFAR, which does not make any sense.

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May 5, 2020

you have a funding cut of $170,000,000 to PEPFAR, which, of course, reduces the transmission of HIV and AIDS throughout the world.

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May 5, 2020

you propose to eliminate the teen pregnancy program.

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May 5, 2020

I can't understand why you would eliminate this when we know for a fact that a wide range of evidence-based and innovative interventions to support the sexual health of young people is extremely important.

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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

the investment of Ryan White HIV AIDS there is critical.

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May 5, 2020

Black preschoolers--again, babies--are three times more likely to receive one or more out-of-school suspension than their White counterparts.

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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

But actually you are cutting Medicaid, which serves 42 percent of people.

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May 5, 2020

To date, that report has not been submitted. So I cannot be nice when I ask about this because this is serious for our Black and brown students.

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May 5, 2020

You are trying to mask this by saying you are now not going to collect the data by race.

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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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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

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

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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

When many of us started public schools, schools were segregated. We could not go to public schools. Got it?

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May 5, 2020

These are children who don't even get Head Start because they are kicked out of school before they are even in kindergarten.

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May 5, 2020

you zeroed that out. You zero out the racial and ethnic approaches to community health.

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May 5, 2020

Black students make up 20 percent of preschool children. Now these are babies, right? They represent 50 percent of suspended, again, babies, preschoolers.

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