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Cathy McMorris Rodgers

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Cathy McMorris Rodgers is a Republican politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 5th congressional district from 2005 to 2023. Born on May 22, 1969, she was the first woman from Washington to serve in Congress. During her tenure, she held various leadership positions, including Chair of the House Republican Conference, where she focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development. McMorris Rodgers has been an advocate for policies that support families and small businesses, and she has worked on initiatives related to energy and natural resources, reflecting the interests of her constituents in Eastern Washington.

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Mar 22, 2021

I stand ready and hopeful that we can get started on that in April.

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Mar 22, 2021

We apparently will be having a hearing on that legislation at some point, according to the press reports.

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Mar 22, 2021

Americans would lose the few coverage choices they have left to make personal decisions about what is best for their family.

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Mar 22, 2021

The majority is choosing to go down a path for government-run healthcare rather than have these important discussions.

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Mar 22, 2021

You voted to support funding for Medicaid home and community services that people with disabilities like my son need to stay in their communities and out of deadly institutions.

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Mar 22, 2021

The December bill included solutions we worked together on to end surprise medical billing for patients.

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Mar 22, 2021

Just last week, half the Democratic members of this committee introduced the Medicare For All Act, including Chairman Pallone.

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Mar 22, 2021

This committee worked together to lower healthcare costs for the American people last Congress.

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Mar 22, 2021

I am disappointed that we continue to focus on what is dividing us.

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Mar 22, 2021

You voted to encourage States that have not yet expanded Medicaid to do so, so more people like Simon can access the lifesaving care that they need.

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Mar 21, 2021

I am concerned that it will only widen the digital divide.

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Mar 21, 2021

Had he been allowed to testify, I would have asked him how the LIFT Act further weakens our grid reliability.

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Mar 21, 2021

This bill does much further than just wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on an ineffective broadband deployment program.

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Mar 21, 2021

Despite Speaker Pelosi's best efforts to protect the status quo, Republicans delivered on our promises.

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Mar 21, 2021

I'll start by reminding everyone of what life was like before the pandemic. Our economy was booming.

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Mar 21, 2021

I hope that we can have an honest debate on how this bill forces a regulatory regime and higher costs on Americans.

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Mar 21, 2021

The LIFT Act will hurt our energy security, affordability, and reliability.

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Mar 21, 2021

This is not the American way. It is another example of how Speaker Pelosi wants to take us back to the Dark Ages.

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Mar 21, 2021

Today, we should be leading to replicate this success.

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Mar 21, 2021

This economic boom was driven by lifting the regulatory burden as opposed to more government mandates and requirements.

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Mar 17, 2021

Rebuilding and repairing our infrastructure and our industrial base to be modern, safe, less polluting is an enormous job-creation opportunity.

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Mar 17, 2021

Transitioning to a clean energy future is not only an imperative for our planet, but it is also an opportunity to rebuild our economy.

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Mar 17, 2021

The climate crisis continues to threaten our country and the world.

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Mar 17, 2021

The aggressive and unworkable policies of California that are--we see resulting in blackouts and increasing energy costs for families and communities.

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Mar 17, 2021

The positive work to implement technological advances in communities by major companies like Land O' Lakes' American Connection Project.

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