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Keeping our kids engaged and in school must become a national priority.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Kids
Engaged
Priorities
School
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High school dropout rates nationally - Not enough is being done on this issue.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Being Done
Done
Issues
School
Rates
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Leaving American disaster victims to languish is morally reprehensible and un-American.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Disaster
Leaving
Victim
Reprehensible
Un-American
Victims
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There are a lot of stats and a strong correlation between dropout rates and crime as well as poverty.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Correlation
Crime
Poverty
Strong
Rates
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Ive introduced eight bills to fight for support for our small businesses and ensure we get funding to rebuild public housing - among other things.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Eight
Fighting
Support
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I've introduced eight bills to fight for support for our small businesses and ensure we get funding to rebuild public housing - among other things.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Bills
Eight
Funding
Housing
Public Housing
Businesses
Ensure
Introduced
Rebuild
Small Businesses
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If our focus in immigration reform is exclusively on high-skilled or STEM immigrants, where do the rest of the millions yearning to join our ranks fit in?
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Immigrants
Immigration Reform
Stem
Yearning
Join
Ranks
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As a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, I understood all too well the despair my colleagues - Republican and Democrat alike - were feeling as Hurricane Sandy ravaged their communities.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Colleagues
Democrat
Despair
Hurricane Katrina
Republican
Sandy
Survivor
Understood
Alike
Communities
Feeling
Hurricane
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I don't think Steve Scalise has a racist bone in his body. Steve and I have worked on issues that benefit poor people, black people, white people, Jewish people. I know his character.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Poor People
Jewish
Benefit
Bone
Jewish People
Steve
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Ill never forget Hurricane Katrina - the mix of a natural and a man-made catastrophe that resulted in the death of over 1,500 of our neighbors. Millions of folks were marked by the tragedy.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Men
Hurricanes
Tragedy
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I'll never forget Hurricane Katrina - the mix of a natural and a man-made catastrophe that resulted in the death of over 1,500 of our neighbors. Millions of folks were marked by the tragedy.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Death
Catastrophe
Folks
Forget
Hurricane Katrina
Millions
Natural
Never Forget
Tragedy
Never
Were
Man-Made
Hurricane
Over
Mix
Neighbors
Resulted
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The diversity lottery program is a proven method of offering a path to legal permanent status for residents of African nations and other underrepresented regions seeking a better life here in the United States.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Legal
Better Life
Lottery
Method
Nations
Offering
Path
Permanent
Program
Proven
Regions
Residents
Seeking
States
African
Status
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America draws tremendous strength from its diversity, which prompts the question, as Congress contemplates comprehensive immigration reform, why are some lawmakers aiming to curb diversity instead of promoting it?
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Curb
Draws
Immigration
Immigration Reform
Lawmakers
Aiming
Tremendous
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Imagine if, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast residents had to wait on Democrats and Republicans to agree on cuts before receiving clean water or loans to rebuild. Congress’ negotiations often come slow or not at all.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Cutting
Waiting
Water
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Imagine if, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast residents had to wait on Democrats and Republicans to agree on cuts before receiving clean water or loans to rebuild. Congress' negotiations often come slow or not at all.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Aftermath
Agree
Clean
Clean Water
Coast
Congress
Hurricane Katrina
Imagine
Receiving
Residents
Water
Cuts
Democrats
Democrats And Republicans
Republicans
Wait
Gulf
Gulf Coast
Hurricane
Loans
Negotiations
Slow
Rebuild
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The desire from those abroad to join our ranks is overwhelming. Tens of millions have applied for the limited amount of diversity visas available every year, illustrating the demand and need to maintain this vital path to American citizenship.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Available
Demand
Illustrating
Overwhelming
Abroad
Applied
Join
Maintain
Ranks
Tens
Tens Of Millions
Vital
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I welcome a discussion on a long-term, pro-active approach to disaster relief for Americans. Until Congress arrives at a conclusion, however, we must continue to honor America's honorable tradition of helping Americans recover for natural catastrophes.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Approach
Conclusion
Congress
Disaster
Helping
Honor
Long Term
Relief
Welcome
Recover
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In D.C., I've passed amendments to allocate $6.3 million to keep our waterways open for business, $1 million as a down payment on our wetland restoration - our natural storm protection - and $5 million to ensure that drilling permits are reviewed thoroughly and efficiently.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Drilling
Payment
Protection
Restoration
Storm
Wetlands
Allocate
Amendment
Efficiently
Ensure
Passed
Permits
Reviewed
Thoroughly
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It's something that black men still go through to this day, which is women clutching their purses, hitting the lock button on store, or just basic attitudes. And even as a U.S. congressman, as a black man, it is very, very frustrating, and you build up an internal anger about it that you can't act on.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Anger
Congressman
Frustrating
Hitting
Men Women Man
Men Women Anger
Attitudes
Basic
Button
Women Men Anger
Internal
Lock
Store
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These past years, as we have been recovering and given our city a rebirth, we have been encouraged by our faith, knowledge, and steadfast belief that we will pull through. There will be challenges and setbacks, as there have already been, but we will continue, and we the citizens of New Orleans will prevail in bringing our city back.
Cedric Richmond / U.s. Representative
Knowledge
Faith
Belief
Cities
Citizens
Given
New Orleans
Past
Rebirth
Recovering
Steadfast
Years
Back
Bringing
Encouraged
Orleans
Prevail
Pull
Setbacks
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