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“If we are to tout the virtues of states' rights, then states' rights should apply. ”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Letting People With Concealed Carry Permits Carry Their Gun In Other States & Improving Background Checks

“It is unconscionable that you would be willing to exempt yourself from Trumpcare while imposing it on your constituents. It is unconscionable that you would present and vote on the bill on the same day, without giving the public a chance to review it and without a score from the CBO. You so obviousl…”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Should Members of Congress Not be Exempt From American Health Care Act Waivers?

“Research into the environmental impacts, safety, costs, and sustainability is a wise use of government resources. ”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Should the USDA Prioritize Research Into the Use of Timber Products in Tall Buildings?

“A border wall will not stem the flow of illegal drugs into this country. However, using money seized from kingpins like El Chapo to fund proven drug rehabilitation programs could help lessen the opioid crisis in the U.S. The money should not go to the wall, as the wall would be an ineffective waste …”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Should Money Seized From Drug Cartels Like “El Chapo” Go to Funding the Border Wall?

“Our country's natural beauty is one of our greatest assets. Protecting the environment is an investment in the protection of people from pollution-caused illness. The EPA and industry should work together to ensure that protections continue and encourage job-creating innovations in clean energy and …”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Does the Environmental Protection Agency Need to be Eliminated After 2018?

“Transparency in government is essential. Taxpayers deserve to know how their money is being used and who their lawmakers are meeting with in an official capacity. ”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Mar-a-Lago Act: Should the White House be Required to Release its Visitor Logs?

“This is cutting off your nose to spite your face. Withdrawing our nation from global events is pointless and will only serve to hurt us. ”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Should the U.S. Leave the United Nations?

“Science, yes. Only publicly available science, no. ”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Do EPA Regulations and Assessments Need to be Based Only on Science That’s Publicly Available?

“The default should be for consumers to opt in to companies collecting their data, not have to figure out how to opt out. ”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Should an FCC Rule Imposing Data Privacy Requirements on Internet Service Providers be Repealed?

“If your roof leaks, burning your house down solves the problem, but not in the right way. Fix what's wrong with ACA, don't repeal it without a legitimate replacement plan. The ACHA is not it. Medicaid and Medicare save money, particularly the innovations that come out of CMMI. Prevention saves money…”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Should the Affordable Care Act be Repealed and Replaced With the American Health Care Act?

“Are you trying to fix healthcare or not? More players in the marketplace means more competition, means a win for consumers, like you have been touting. This is a no-brainer. ”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Should Federal Antitrust Law Apply to Health Insurance?

“Having an employer compel workers to have genetic testing at or face financial penalties in the name of a "healthy workforce" is, at best, poorly thought out and, at worst, a malicious attempt to save on healthcare costs by weeding out genetically risky workers. Given how little the current administ…”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Bill Allowing Voluntary Genetic Testing of Employees Attracts Controversy

“Transparency matters. ”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: House Committee to Consider Resolution on Trump Conflicts of Interest

“The budget is about the only thing Congresses (barely) manages to do. Why would we want them to do their jobs even less?”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Should Congress Switch to a Two-Year Budget?

“Checks and balances, anyone?”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Should Congress Block the Supreme Court From Citing Obamacare Cases As Precedent?

“Abortion is tragic and terrible and I pray that no person is ever in the situation where they feel they need to end their child's life because they think they cannot carry a pregnancy to term. I'm pro-life. You know what stops abortions? Title X funding for safe and effective family planning and per…”

- CAROLINE L

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In Response to: Should a Regulation Preventing States From Defunding Abortion Providers be Overturned?