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Elaine Luria

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Elaine Luria is a U.S. Representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district, serving since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Luria has focused on issues such as military and veterans' affairs, healthcare, and environmental protection. Before her political career, she served as a naval officer, achieving the rank of commander in the United States Navy. Luria's military background informs her legislative priorities, particularly in supporting the military community in her district.

Quotes by year · 20192026379 total · peak 2019 (133)
2019: 133 quotes2020: 23 quotes2021: 82 quotes2022: 132 quotes2026: 9 quotes
Aug 5, 2026

We have a long road and a long fight ahead.

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Jun 20, 2026

I will say that this is an issue where I’ve changed my opinion over time. I will support the STOCK Act.

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Jun 20, 2026

At first, I thought, well, you know, you elect people to Congress, they make important decisions. Don’t you trust them? And will you trust them with personal finances? And I came to see that, over time, really everything that Congress is…

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Jun 19, 2026

everything that Congress is doing has eroded that trust.

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Jun 19, 2026

I will support the STOCK Act.

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Jun 19, 2026

I came to see that, over time, really everything that Congress is doing has eroded that trust.

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Jun 16, 2026

The bottom line is she has put Trump over the people of Hampton Roads.

virginiamercury.com
Dec 18, 2022

I move that the Committee favorably report to the House the Select Committee's final report, which includes the Committee's legislative recommendations and criminal referrals of Donald J. Trump and others.

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Dec 18, 2022

Within 15 minutes of leaving the stage, President Trump knew that the Capitol was besieged and under attack.

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Dec 18, 2022

In summary, President Trump lit the flame, he poured gasoline on the fire, and sat by in the White House dining room for hours watching the fire burn.

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Oct 12, 2022

This happened over and over again, and our Committee's report will document it, purposeful lies made in public directly at odds with what Donald Trump knew from unassailable sources.

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Oct 12, 2022

Mid-December was a turning point. President Trump made a decision, a choice, to ignore the courts and his advisers.

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Aug 8, 2022

My immediate reaction is the Trump -- in his statement, President Trump has said nothing like this has ever happened before. It truly is unprecedented, but it`s unprecedented because this is in reaction to an unprecedented presidency.

msnbc.com
Aug 8, 2022

unprecedented response is required to these unprecedented actions that where we need to have accountability.

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Jul 25, 2022

part of the reason Trump agreed to make a somewhat conciliatory statement about the attack that happened the day after it is because he had been advised that if he didn`t do something like that, he might be thrown out of office immediately.

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Jul 25, 2022

Just gave additional detail about you know what went into the speech. It’s really enlightening to me, you know, the parts that he crossed out, and we wanted to make sure to share that information because it provides amplifying details on…

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Jul 25, 2022

Well, I`d start out like you said, you know, as the committee, the select committee in Congress, we have no direct knowledge or involvement in investigations that are being carried out by the Department of Justice. But this goes much…

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Jul 24, 2022

I sure as hell hope they have a criminal investigation at this point into Donald Trump.

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Jul 23, 2022

I sure as hell hope they have a criminal investigation at this point into Donald Trump.

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Jul 23, 2022

We're not looking at it through a political lens of the midterm elections. We're looking at it through getting to the truth about the events of January 6th.

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Jul 22, 2022

I sure as hell hope that Merrick Garland has an open criminal investigation into Donald Trump.

msnbc.com
Jul 22, 2022

Donald Trump sent his 2.24 tweet, the president said, Mike Pence didn`t have the courage to do what should`ve been done to protect our country and our Constitution. Despite knowing the capitol had been breached and the mob was in the…

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Jul 22, 2022

As you can see in this photo, he raised his fist in solidarity with the protesters already amassing at the security gates. Later that day, Senator Hawley fled after those protesters that he helped to rile up stormed the Capitol.

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