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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
Oct 22, 2021

We`ve issued a subpoena for Mr. Clark`s testimony, but as far as when and if particular witnesses testify, I`m not going to comment specifically on that.

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Oct 21, 2021

To ``support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.'' We reaffirmed that oath on January 3. Yet only 3 days later in this very Chamber, this body was assaulted while carrying out the…

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Oct 18, 2021

We hear the former President repeating these lies about the election over and over again and continuing to embolden people who are engaging in political violence.

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Oct 18, 2021

the Dominion voting machines were not tampered with. There was no big lie. The election had no discernible significant fraud. It was a free and fair election.

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Sep 21, 2021

The administration has committed to enforcing the law and processing migrants in a safe, orderly, and humane manner.

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Sep 21, 2021

Trump's cruel policies led to families being separated and children dying in custody.

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Sep 21, 2021

Nothing short of a well-coordinated, whole-of-Government effort will protect the Nation against urgent, evolving threats.

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Sep 21, 2021

The Biden administration inherited an immigration system badly broken by the previous administration.

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Aug 30, 2021

This committee is tasked with fully discovering and understanding the facts of everything that happened on January 6th and everything that led up to January 6th, which obviously we know is an unprecedented attack on our democracy and our…

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Aug 30, 2021

I mourn the tragic loss of the 13 Americans who died during the evacuation, and they put their life on the line to continue to defend our country overseas, and understand that we have enemies overseas and they’re still there and they’re…

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Jul 26, 2021

We didn`t come here to be violent. Of course, they were violent. But he said: We didn`t come here to be violent. We just came here to overthrow the government.

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Jul 26, 2021

we'll be attacked by cowards--by those in the arena, those only in the stands

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Jul 26, 2021

There`s been a huge sea change. After this happened, everyone, including Leader McCarthy, understood the gravity of it, understood the violence that happened. And since then, they have just forgotten. And this truly discredits the pain…

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Jul 26, 2021

I don't want to say to my daughter... that this happened gradually and then suddenly

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Jul 26, 2021

We are going to go where the evidence takes us. Nothing is off the table.

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Jul 26, 2021

it's disgraceful that members of our Government, I believe, were responsible for inciting that behavior

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Jul 6, 2021

This type of comment lacks any historical perspective, it lacks respect for the devastation of the Holocaust and the Jewish people and it is truly unconscionable.

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Jul 6, 2021

It's shocking, but truly not surprising to see that she is back again, using these references.

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Jul 5, 2021

I am confident that there are people we can do that in good faith with. I'm very confident in the eight members, including a republican Liz Cheney, who’s part of the committee with us now.

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Jul 5, 2021

there's so much more to know about what happened on January 6, and this is just incredibly important work that we must do to ensure that something like this can never happen again, and to protect our democracy and our government and our…

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Jul 5, 2021

I think it’s still very real, very alive, very tangible for the people who were there, for the Capitol Police officers.

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Jun 28, 2021

I want to commend FEMA for its efforts in establishing community vaccination centers across the country...

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Jun 22, 2021

I feel like the combatant commanders... their message is very different than what we're getting in a message in this budget.

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