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Elizabeth Warren
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The Hobby Lobby Decision- July 15, 2014
July 15, 2014
Republicans are on the attack, once again trying to put women’s fundamental rights on the chopping block. I stand alongside my colleagues to fight back. Senator Patty Murray of Washington, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado, and forty other Senators have stood up to sponsor new legislation to reverse the Supreme Court’s shocking decision in Hobby Lobby, where the Court gave corporations the power to deny their employees access to birth control. We will vote on our legislation tomorrow morning, and I urge my colleagues to pass it without delay. Right […]
Elizabeth Warren
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Keeping Student Loans Affordable Act- July 8, 2013
July 8, 2013
The interest rate on new direct student loans doubled on July 1. Because Congress failed to act, our lowest income students are now paying twice as much on these loans. And while students are paying more, the federal government is boosting its own profits - $51 billion from our student loan programs in 2013 alone. This is just plain wrong. The government is making obscene profits on these loans-profits we can and should cut back to help our kids who are struggling to pay for college. But Republicans have repeatedly […]
Elizabeth Warren
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FY16 Republican Budget - May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015
Mr./Madame President, a budget is about building for the future. A budget is about what it takes for our families, our businesses, and our economy to grow and prosper. The basics are pretty simple. Our kids need access to a good, affordable education. Our workers need good wages and good benefits. Our businesses and our workers need transit, roads, and bridges that are safe enough, strong enough, and fast enough to get us to work and to keep goods and services moving. Our workers need good jobs here in America, […]
Elizabeth Warren
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In Opposition to Michael Froman - June 19, 2013
June 19, 2013
I rise today to talk about trade agreements and the impact they have on our economy. Trade agreements affect access to foreign markets and our level of imports and exports. They also affect a wide variety of public policy issues - everything from wages, jobs, the environment, and the Internet -- to monetary policy, pharmaceuticals, and financial services. Many people are deeply interested in tracking the trajectory of trade negotiations, but if they do not have reasonable access to see the terms of the agreements under negotiation, then they can't […]
Elizabeth Warren
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Remarks on the Every Student Succeeds Act- Dec. 9, 2015
December 9, 2015
Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Every Student Succeeds Act-the bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. We have only one goal in mind: to give all our children the best possible education. The challenge has been to figure out the right role for the federal government to do that. This bill, which will replace No Child Left Behind, moves away from rigid standardized tests and respects the vital work that our teachers do every day. I strongly support those changes. However, I voted against […]
Elizabeth Warren
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Reed-Warren Student Loan Amendment- July 24, 2013
July 24, 2013
I want to start by saying to Senator Reed by saying to Senator Reed how much I appreciate his leadership in putting forth this amendment that takes a bad bill and turns it into something that would be helpful for our students, for our families struggling with student loan debt. I also want to say how much I appreciate the leadership of Senator Harkin, Senator Durbin, Senator Manchin, Senator King, and Leader Reed, all of whom have worked very hard, made best efforts under very difficult circumstances. You know, we […]
Elizabeth Warren
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Stand up to Right-Wing Assault on Women's Reproductive Rights Sept. 21, 2015
September 21, 2015
I'll be honest. I am deep down furious at the Republicans' scheme to defund Planned Parenthood. I didn't think that the Republican leadership could sink any lower than trying to defund women's cancer screenings and access to birth control, but then I saw the bill that were voting on tomorrow and I felt sick to my stomach. Here we are just days away from another reckless Republican government shutdown, and the Republicans think the best use of our time is to vote on a bill to give the government the […]
Elizabeth Warren
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It's Time for Congress to Work for the American People, Not the NRA Oct. 8, 2015
October 8, 2015
Mister President, for twenty years one of the biggest billboards in America was next to Fenway Park, facing the Massachusetts Turnpike. It had a giant number counter on it, and when I was running for the Senate in 2012, I would drive past a billboard sometimes three or four times a day. And each time, I would look up at the counter to see how it changed since the last trip. Up two, up six, up 12. The billboard was from Stop Handgun Violence, and it showed the number of […]
Joni Ernst
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Defund Planned Parenthood - Aug. 3, 2015
August 3, 2015
I rise today to speak on an issue that has shaken the moral compass of our society. The phrase, “It's a boy!” is one we often used when celebrating new life. Instead this was spoken by a Planned Parenthood employee, as the body of an unborn baby boy was picked apart and harvested for organs like a liver, kidneys, and heart. We've watched as other Planned Parenthood employees talked about less crunchy techniques to preserve baby organs for buyers, and grumbled about war torn unborn babies before being sold for […]
Olympia J Snowe
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Farewell Address - Dec. 13, 2012
December 13, 2012
Madam President, I rise today with an infinite appreciation for the institution of the U.S. Senate as well as a profound sense of gratitude as I prepare to conclude my 18 years in the Senate and my nearly 40 years in elective office on behalf of the people of Maine. It has been difficult to envision this day when I would be saying farewell to the Senate, just as it was impossible to imagine I would one day become a U.S. Senator as I was growing up in Maine. But […]