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Dave Reichert

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Dave Reichert is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Washington's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2019. Before his political career, he served as the Sheriff of King County, where he gained national attention for his role in the investigation of the Green River Killer. During his time in Congress, Reichert focused on issues such as law enforcement, public safety, and veterans' affairs. He was known for his bipartisan approach and worked on various initiatives to support law enforcement and improve community safety.

Quotes by year · 2005–2018362 total · peak 2013 (68)
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Jun 13, 2016

If our agriculture sector is to continue to grow and to be a source of prosperity and jobs, we must be able to sell to the world's expanding markets.

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Jun 13, 2016

The United States is and must remain the world's leading agricultural exporter.

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Jun 7, 2016

I have put forward bipartisan, common-sense legislation, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, to increase the number of Medicare-supported residency slots by 15,000 over 5 years.

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Jun 7, 2016

I urge the rest of you to join them because the Medical Mental Health Access Act represents a huge opportunity for us.

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Jun 7, 2016

My bill, H.R. 4277, makes it easier for seniors to obtain mental health care services that they need.

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Jun 7, 2016

The Federal Government should be working to improve access for these individuals. But sadly, current law does exactly the opposite.

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Jun 7, 2016

I introduced this bipartisan bill with my Democratic representative, Jan Schakowsky, who has been a leader on mental health care policy.

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Jun 7, 2016

My bill will fix this by providing coverage of doctor-prescribed compression supplies. This will not only save lives, but improve patients' health.

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Jun 7, 2016

Otherwise, the system will collapse and seniors will suffer.

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Jun 7, 2016

We have the ability to save the health care system billions of dollars and, at the same time, make the lives of patients significantly better.

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Jun 7, 2016

Obesity is now an epidemic and a public health crisis that needs to be addressed.

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Jun 7, 2016

We need legislation like the AIM Act so that we can ensure the continued development of new treatments to improve Medicare outcomes, efficiencies, and lower costs.

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May 24, 2016

I think we need to turn that around so the Tax Code works for America, works for American workers, and American companies.

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May 24, 2016

This has got to be a bipartisan effort, like Dr. Sullivan has mentioned. Otherwise, it doesn't mean anything.

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May 17, 2016

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

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May 12, 2016

I thank the gentleman for his support and taking time to honor those fallen in the State of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Allen). The gentleman has 19 minutes remaining.

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May 12, 2016

I thank Mr. Barr for his comments and his support. I yield to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Buck).

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May 12, 2016

I thank Mr. Gowdy. I was going to try to get some courage up to tell one of my stories about my partner who was killed in 1982, but I think I am going to wait and gain my composure. I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Jolly), who…

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May 12, 2016

I thank Mr. Wilson for his support and for being here tonight to help us highlight law enforcement Police Week and remember those who have died in the line of duty and those continuing to serve. Mr. Speaker, I would now like to introduce…

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May 12, 2016

I thank Judge Poe for his service, too, and for his staunch support of law enforcement officers across the country. Mr. Speaker, I would like to introduce Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, who has a real understanding of what it means to…

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May 12, 2016

Sheriff Nugent served 35 years. I know he looks a lot younger than I do, but he served a couple of years longer than I did. Sometimes we call people heroes and we don't readily accept those titles because, as the sheriff said, we just want…

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May 11, 2016

I am also proud to partner with Ron on the Promotion and Expansion of the Private Employee Ownership Act.

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Apr 26, 2016

The Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act.

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Apr 26, 2016

The Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act... has been introduced in the next three Congresses.

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Apr 13, 2016

American families are really the ones who ultimately pay the price as a result of these tariffs.

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