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Gerry Connolly

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Gerry Edward Connolly is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 11th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Connolly has focused on various issues including government accountability, environmental protection, and healthcare reform. He has served on several committees, including the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, where he has been involved in investigations and legislation related to federal oversight and transparency.

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2007: 1 quote2009: 103 quotes2010: 15 quotes2011: 329 quotes2012: 292 quotes2013: 285 quotes2014: 331 quotes2015: 402 quotes2016: 397 quotes2017: 326 quotes2018: 192 quotes2019: 477 quotes2020: 211 quotes2021: 134 quotes2022: 140 quotes2023: 317 quotes2024: 143 quotes2025: 39 quotes
Sep 20, 2016

As soon as he got out of the hearing, you know what he called us? Imbeciles.

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Sep 20, 2016

I begged Martin Shkreli to use whatever influence he still had over his company to lower their prices.

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Sep 20, 2016

While the price of EpiPens shot up exponentially, so did Ms. Bresch's paycheck and the lavish compensation of her fellow executives at Mylan.

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Sep 20, 2016

You have 94 percent of the market share.

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Sep 20, 2016

I don't care what your profit is. I mean, America is built on profits. Profits are an incentive.

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Sep 20, 2016

So what happened between 2007 and 2016 different than the previous manufacturer and producer?

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Sep 20, 2016

I was just struck with what humanitarians you people of Mylan really are.

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Sep 20, 2016

They raised the prices, the reason being, I believe, to get filthy rich at the expense of our constituents.

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Sep 20, 2016

I did read your testimony, Ms. Bresch, and I was not impressed.

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Sep 20, 2016

I'm concerned that this is a rope-a-dope strategy.

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Sep 20, 2016

Mylan has received more than $4 billion in net sales revenue on this one drug over the last decade.

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Sep 13, 2016

The burden is on the Government of Turkey to present evidence that would meet any reasonable legal threshold.

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Sep 13, 2016

I share the concern of the chairman and my colleagues that President Erdogan... has actually lost sympathy.

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Sep 13, 2016

I happen to believe that the U.S.-Turkey relationship is a very strategic and critical one.

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Sep 13, 2016

This money was a payment for undelivered Iranian-owned, American-made military equipment dating back before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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Sep 13, 2016

The point you are making about ransom, do I understand the point you are making is that when you have used such a highly-charged emotive word, you have clearly prejudged the situation.

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Sep 13, 2016

I strongly support Mr. Engel's amendment, which I think accomplishes what all of us on this committee in a bipartisan way should want.

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Sep 13, 2016

The Iran nuclear deal is working. Natanz--Iran has put 19,000 centrifuges in storage under international control. That is a win.

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Sep 13, 2016

I believe that Mr. Engel has made a very creative attempt at trying to find common ground. I will support Mr. Engel's substitute, and, sadly, I will be required to oppose the chairman's bill.

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Sep 13, 2016

If we are serious about this legislation, let's have a hearing. Let's hear from the State Department and others in the administration to explain the thinking behind the decisions that were made.

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Sep 13, 2016

I would like to see our committee try to act, on controversial issues especially, in the bipartisan manner that, by and large, has characterized, I think, your chairmanship and the ranking member's tenure as well.

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Sep 13, 2016

Could my friend speculate that it might have something to do with the fact that we are less than 60 days away from the presidential election?

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Sep 13, 2016

We have had no testimony, no witnesses, no hearings or anything of that nature, so it looks that this is a political bill.

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Sep 13, 2016

Until recently, Moshe Ya'alon was the Israeli Defense Minister. He said, today, because of the nuclear deal, Iran no longer poses an existential threat to Israel.

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Sep 13, 2016

I don't think we have--I mean, it is not apparent to me that we have a lot of options.

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