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Howard Dean is a prominent figure in the Democratic Party, best known for his tenure as the Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003. During his time in office, he focused on healthcare reform, environmental issues, and fiscal responsibility, earning a reputation for his progressive policies. Dean played a significant role in the national political landscape as the chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009, where he was instrumental in the party's grassroots organizing efforts and the development of the '50-state strategy' aimed at increasing Democratic presence across the country.
PFAS water contamination continues to threaten the purity of our drinking water and the health of our communities, including my own. FAS contaminants exist on more than 400 military bases nationwide and threaten the health and safety of…
I thank Chairman Nadler for bringing this resolution to a vote and thank Representative Speier and Representative Maloney for their work on this legislation. This is a historic day. It has been nearly a century since the first…
Our core base is under 35, female, and people of color. If those folks come out and vote, we win, no matter what Trump does.
You know, the most interesting thing about that piece, for me, was African-American voters, in that piece, were indistinguishable from any other voters.
I want to recognize National Gun Violence Survivors Week and the 58 percent of Americans who have experienced gun violence in their lifetimes. Gun violence kills nearly 40,000 Americans every year; more than half of those deaths are…
Over the last week, our relationship with Iran has fallen to its most difficult period since 1979. The United States killed Major General Qasem Soleimani, a bad man whom we do not mourn, and yet it was a provocative and disproportionate…
I thank Representative Tonko for yielding. Article I, section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, States: ``The people have a right to clean air, to pure water.'' Similar in spirit, the Environmental Protection Agency's website proclaims…
This is the battle for the presidency of United States, and it's going to get rough.
Whoever comes out of this really strongly and looking like they can take on Trump and beat him is who I'm going to end up supporting.
Words matter. We have heard many words over the course of these last weeks. Still, what strikes me are the words that are missing from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, a gaping hole in this conversation, the words they cannot…
In our conversation about gun violence, one side sees the need for background checks. The other side prefers to ``enforce the laws we already have.'' Yet we do not have universal background checks, so we cannot enforce it. Meanwhile, our…
This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments surrounding DACA. Now 800,000 lives hang in the balance. Mr. Speaker, 800,000 is a big number, and in the face of abstract figures it is easy to lose touch with the human reality. So let's…
I thank Chairwoman Waters and Representative Heck for this important legislation. I am excited to stand here in support of the Export-Import Bank. It is critically important to my home State of Pennsylvania and, in particular, my home…
He's absolutely going to have to -- well, he has to connect with the African-American voters and that we're going to find out.
Joe Biden is very strong among people over 45, but that is not our core electorate. Our core electorate is people under 35, women and people of color.
By abandoning our Kurdish allies in Syria, President Trump has allowed ISIS fighters to escape prison, strengthen Russia, Iran and Syria, and damaged our reputation around the world. He has also betrayed an ally that fought valiantly…
I, too, rise on the issue of suicide. Every day in America, 129 people die by suicide. Over a single year, that is more than 47,000 souls, each an irreplaceable loss. Even more troubling, suicide is on the rise among teens, vets, and law…
I thank the chairwoman, Representative Maloney, for all her dedication, and I thank her for naming me to share a few remarks. I am a new Representative from Pennsylvania, neighbor to New Jersey, but I spend an awful lot of time in New…
I think the economy is relatively strong. Our debt has been extraordinary as it always appears to get under Republican presidents.
I thought the person initially who did it well at her announcement was Amy Klobuchar.
A, that is true. And B, what John said reminded me of a fantastic saying by Lyndon Johnson, which is if you get in a mud wrestling match with a pig, you both get dirty and the pig likes it.
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