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Marilyn Strickland is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Washington's 10th congressional district since January 3, 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party and made history as the first African American woman to represent Washington in Congress. Strickland has focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and education during her tenure. Before her election to Congress, she served as the mayor of Tacoma, Washington, and as the CEO of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, where she worked to promote business growth and community engagement.
That is Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, and we have pictures of Mr. Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam Hussein. Back in those days, the fact that he was a dictator and cruel and vicious to his own people and used chemical weapons against the Kurds…
So this company is benefiting from the American taxpayer through the contracts, doing business with a country that the President stood at that platform and labeled a part of the ``axis of evil.'' Why is this happening?
Why do we continue to do business with a company like this that has shown such bad faith? Sixty-four million dollars or $65 million is a lot of money; $24 million is a lot of money. Yet we continue to allow this company to suck up tax…
But this bill was written by and for the pharmaceutical companies. Do the Members want an example of why I say that? A few days ago the Blue Dogs met with our Secretary of Health and Human Services, Mr. Tommy Thompson, and two Democratic…
But the gentleman from Florida knows that our appointed conferees were the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel), the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell), and the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Berry), and those three individuals were not…
I ask a question: Was any House Democratic Member included in the conference negotiations? Were any of the Democrats included in the conference negotiations?
We have talked this evening about the fact that this plan does not start until 2006... I hope we will have the courage to stand strong in the face of what is going to be, and we all know it, it is going to be an onslaught of TV advertising…
I deeply resent, I deeply resent those who would use our troops as leverage, those who would use our troops as hostages in order to extract from this Congress an agreement to spend $87 billion in Iraq. All of us support our troops, but…
But the President is putting it on America's children. I mean it is a puzzle to me. This is strange thinking, that we are willing to pile debt upon America's kids and we are not willing to expect Iraq, with these huge oil reserves, to bear…
We honor them. We love them for their service to this great country, but what we are talking about here is a policy that is flawed, and we are talking about the need to bring some common sense and sanity to the way we support our troops…
What we just heard about this being serious business is absolutely true. I was watching TV not many days ago, and William Crystal, who is one of those who beat the war drums leading up to this war, said something. I was so stunned by what…
And where Osama bin Laden is still hiding somewhere out there planning the next attack upon our people.
And we are talking about if we had an additional $1.8 billion, we could include those veterans. We are quibbling over $1.8 billion when we are being asked to approve $87 billion for Iraq. It is beyond belief.
This is an interesting debate because it is not primarily between Democrats and Republicans; it is between the people and the pharmaceutical companies. The gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Tauzin), the distinguished chair of my committee…
I sat in the living room of one of my constituents not long ago and he looked at the television and he said, ``Congressman, I would be willing to pay $50 more or $100 more for a TV if I could buy one that was manufactured in America by my…
Reclaiming my time, please, Mr. Speaker, I will acknowledge that the gentleman's statistics are correct, but what has happened with trade between this country and Mexico? The imbalance has increased dramatically in their favor. I recognize…
I stand today to speak for the heartland of America. My Congressional district runs for about 300 miles along the edge of the Ohio River, bordering Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. In one of my counties the unemployment rate is…
That is incredible. This House should know of what I think is a direct conflict of interest. Does the gentleman have evidence to support what he is saying?
The gentleman has made me very happy. I appreciate the gentleman's concern and personal commitment, and we look forward to getting this done so these communities can get the help they so desperately need.
This House recently passed a budget which woefully underfunds veterans' health care by $6.2 billion. The result: Many veterans will no longer be able to get health care through the VA system. It is a shame that we are rationing health care…
A few months ago on a bipartisan basis, we voted for the so-called Leave No Child Behind bill. But in the interim period, we have failed to meet our obligations, obligations that we have under that bill. We are underfunding the No Child…
That provision certainly was influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. Basically, they are putting into law a prohibition on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who is supposed to be representing the American people. They are…
We oftentimes speak glowingly in here of our respect for our military personnel and of our appreciation for what our veterans have done for us, but oftentimes our words are inconsistent with our behavior. Many in this Chamber do not…
The Torricelli language allows Federal candidates to buy premium air time at a dirt cheap price. Some say that if ad time costs less, campaigns will spend less. To the contrary, they will spend more. If my colleagues think people are sick…
I want to say quickly that I think the American consumer deserves information. When they go to the grocery store, as a consumer they deserve the right to know where that food has come from. I was talking with one of my constituents over…
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