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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.
Do we want to live in an autocracy where somebody else gets to make the rules for women, for poor people, or for people of color? For kids who happen to be transgender? I think this kind of stuff is disgusting, and I`m betting the American…
This is the first race in Ohio in a long time other than Sherrod Brown’s race where I thought we could win this.
We have probably not seen as much corruption in the United States since the 1920s.
We’re in big trouble, and I do ultimately have faith in American voters that they can tell when we’re in big trouble, and we are in big trouble.
Our Nation has lost a lifelong leader and trailblazer--Madeleine Albright--a woman I had the chance to know and to learn from, and a woman with whom I shared a first name. Madeleine Albright was a woman of clarity, grace, intellect, and…
Montgomery County, Philadelphia, and all of Pennsylvania mourn the tragic loss of two State troopers: Branden Sisca and Martin Mack, III; and a pedestrian, Mr. Reyes Rivera Oliveras, of Allentown. All three were killed by an alleged drunk…
While preparing remarks, I considered showing much more graphic photos of Ukrainian children brutalized at the hands of Vladimir Putin. But then I thought of some of the people who might see this--refugees of war, war veterans who would be…
It has been 5 weeks since Vladimir Putin launched his assault on Ukraine and its people; a relentless churn of cruelty, of war crimes, crimes against humanity. More than 4 million people have fled Ukraine, but tragically, not everyone has…
I thank Representative Speier and Representative Marcy Kaptur. It is a solemn privilege to be with them tonight as we lift up the people of Ukraine, as we lift up the women and children of Ukraine on this International Women's Day. It is a…
No amount of warnings from the Biden administration and our intelligence could have prepared us for the sheer brutality and devastation we have seen from Mr. Putin, who expected a quick toppling of Ukraine's young democracy. He was wrong…
I actually think, in the long run, you are right to be optimistic. But I think it`s going to require all the anti-vax people and the 'Give me my freedom' people to finally cave in and start getting vaccinated.
What I want to know is why in the world the Democratic Party leadership is supporting the president`s unilateral attack on Iraq.
In an important moment of bipartisanship on Monday, this Chamber passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. Over 75 percent of Members voted to restore power to women, who far too often have…
For decades we have heard elected officials rightfully decry the loss of American jobs, and then promise to bring them back. And for generations Americans have waited for that promise. Here is the chance. Since January 2000, the United…
I congratulate and thank the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on the opening of their second inpatient hospital, in my district, in King of Prussia. CHOP's Middleman Family Pavilion will dedicate more than 250,000 square feet of space…
I figure we`ve got two years to go to trial. That`s not a lot of time from right now.
In closing, H.R. 1192 closes a loophole under current law by establishing disclosure requirements regarding actual or potential conflicts of interest in the bankruptcy process under PROMESA. In doing so, this legislation promotes…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 426, nays 0, not voting 7, as…
Yes. I mean, look. Trump`s M.O. is to break the law, to brag about it and then to stall in court as long as possible.
The court is a threat to the United States of America. This is actually a threat to individual lives, and there will be a great many of them, in seven figures, as a result of this.
This court is a threat to the United States of America. And it`s now a threat to women`s health, and it`s a threat to all Americans` health.
It does. And the disturbing thing about this court is, in their right-wing ideological zealotry, they have substituted their judgment for public health judgment, which they`re totally unqualified to do.
Last week a fire in Philadelphia killed 12 people, including 8 children. While our city mourned, just days later, a fire in New York killed 17, including 8 children. These two events have at least three things in common: a high loss of…
Probably never. I think what’s going to happen is, ultimately, this will be like the flu.
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