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Gwen Moore

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Gwen Moore is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a strong advocate for issues such as healthcare, education, and economic justice. Moore is known for her work on policies aimed at reducing poverty and supporting women's rights. Throughout her tenure, she has served on various committees, including the Committee on Ways and Means, where she has focused on tax policy and social security reform.

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Feb 25, 2025

No, 78 million people did not vote for this. Who do you think you are fooling? They are not fooled by your notion that somehow these tax cuts are going to pay for themselves, that they are backed up by all kinds of economists, the CBO, the…

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Feb 25, 2025

Republicans pretend to care about the Nation's debt and annual deficits, but they have instructed Ways and Means to add $4.5 trillion to the debt to provide tax cuts to the wealthiest. What we have heard from our Republican opponents here…

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Feb 11, 2025

I took the following oath my 20th year in Congress. I will read it and remind you, Mr. Speaker, of this oath of office: I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign…

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Feb 4, 2025

He too had no idea what DOGE employees, what authority they had.

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Feb 4, 2025

I thought it was very -- I told him there was some consolation that he felt concerned about these things, too.

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Feb 4, 2025

I wanted to ask him, who are these people? What were their security clearances? What information did they take?

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Feb 4, 2025

Why do these people have access to my Social Security number, to my bank account?

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Jan 16, 2025

We want to protect moms from domestic violence acts, as homicide is the leading cause of death of pregnant women. Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to recommit so we can fix this bill. Mr. Speaker, I thank the…

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Jan 16, 2025

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this dangerous legislation. It has been pointed out in this debate that H.R. 30 fails to protect domestic abuse survivors as it undermines the Violence…

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Jan 13, 2025

I will start by welcoming all of our new Members to the 119th Congress and to this esteemed Chamber. I look forward to finding a way that we can work together to better our country. I am introducing myself as one of the proud co-chairs of…

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Dec 17, 2024

Just let me thank you. You are that same cheerleader who fought to integrate the cheerleading team, but once you got on the team, you were a team player. The thing that I love about you so much is that, even with how competitive this place…

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Dec 17, 2024

I will because I need to ask you about a couple more things. I will return to the mic.

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Dec 17, 2024

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. This is a very emotional moment for me to see you leaving this body. You will never leave my presence. You will be part of my life. I am going to follow you wherever you go, Barbara Lee. I want to say…

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Sep 17, 2024

I thank the gentleman for yielding me additional time. Mr. Speaker, I was proud to work with the gentleman to require that States receiving these Federal dollars to identify and implement policies that would prevent family separation…

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Sep 17, 2024

I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I associate myself with all of the comments that have been made today in describing the importance of these bills and getting us one step closer to a really healthy, robust title…

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Jun 25, 2024

I certainly appreciate the perspective that in pointing out the need to listen to those with lived experience...

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Jun 3, 2024

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida for heading up this Special Order hour. At this time, we have many Members in the Congressional Black Caucus who are concerned about this issue. I am so happy this evening that we have also been joined…

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Jun 3, 2024

I once read the CBO report, that within a window of a 10-year budget window, we could see a $1 trillion increase minimum if we were to have some sort of immigration reform.

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Jun 3, 2024

I propose restoring all those benefits and still extending the life of Social Security by 24 years.

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Jun 3, 2024

It is not fair to come to the table and say to people the only way that we can fix it is to cut benefits by 25 percent.

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Jun 3, 2024

Do we see instances where there are barriers to applying to unemployment?

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May 19, 2024

We think it's very, very important if we don't make these provisions permanent, it will be a big tax increase on the middle class.

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May 19, 2024

The money that we call taxpayers money that we return in the way of tax cuts is not the government's money, it's their money.

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May 19, 2024

I don't have unlimited time. I'm just a Ranking Member here, but I just need to make one last point, Mr. Chairman, and that is that I think that we just need to work further to make sure that there's a connection between enriching the…

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