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“Please, for my grandchildren, for my children, for my patients, for my colleagues, for my friends and for our country, support this bill. It is way beyond time for us to dismantle the institutional racism & inequity in our country.”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Democrats Unveil Comprehensive Police Reform Legislation - What's in the Bill?

“Don't use the word 'prescribed' for those food boxes. Speaking as a primary care doc, food IS good medicine, but NOT these food packages. High fat, high carb and no fresh fruits or vegetables.”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Trump Budget Proposes Food Boxes To Replace Food Stamps

“Thanks for fighting to preserve net neutrality. Let's follow Montana's lead!”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: UPDATE: New York Joins Montana in Implementing Net Neutrality Protections

“It's a reality. Let's look at how we can help the workers retool and fund better jobs.”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Should the National Academies Study the Displacement of Workers Due to Technology in the Future?

“Go Senator Wyden!!”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: USA RIGHTS Act: Reforming and Reauthorizing Surveillance Under FISA Section 702 For 4 Years

“States rights folks. Stop fighting about it. It's legal in a growing number of states, and won't go away even if you try prohibition again. What we need now is the right to do the real science studies to understand how pot can be useful and when it becomes harmful. Also legalizing it should start m…”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Should the Feds Not Interfere if People & Businesses Comply With State Marijuana Law?

“The dreamers are contributing members of our country having earned their way through hard work. And they were promised safety and a path to citizenship until the current president cancelled it. We owe them this!!!”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Should Unauthorized Immigrants Brought Here Illegally as Children Have a Path to Permanent Resident Status?

“I celebrate the religious Christmas holiday, but also believe separation of church and state insures our freedom of religion. Thus, the House should steer away from supporting religious tradition over another. ”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Does the House Need to Speak Up Against the "War on Christmas"?

“Absolutely not ok!! Please resist.”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Preventing ISPs From Blocking or Throttling Content While Allowing Paid Prioritization

“What about state's rights?”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: SLAP Act: Making it a Crime For Officials in Sanctuary Cities & States to Obstruct Immigration Enforcement

“About time to make it easier, fairer, and faster for victims to report harassment.”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: ME TOO Congress Act: Overhauling the Congressional Sexual Harassment Complaint Process

“Have we learned nothing from the past? The years priori to the 2008 World financial crisis was full of unregulated behavior by those selling mortgages leading to disaster. Deregulation is not the way to go!”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Reducing Registration Requirements for Brokers Who Help Businesses With Mergers & Acquisitions

“Bankers need oversight and regulation as the run up to 2008 proved. Do NOT loosen regulations.”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Giving Community Banks Relief From Mortgage Regulations Under Certain Circumstances

“NOT a good solution to CHIP funding. It needs to be long term and sustainable. If the GOP were not giving billions to corporations and the very rich, there would be plenty of money to fund this bipartisan program!!”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Funding the Gov’t For Two Weeks & Making Temporary CHIP Funding Available

“This is not just about overtime pay, that's a ruse. It's about extending congressional control over the secret service. Not convinced that should be done.”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Should the Secret Service Get Overtime Pay in 2017 and 2018?

“OMG, only 15 years for ruining another human being's life, almost universally done without their consent? That's the minimum that they should serve.”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Should the Penalty For Female Genital Mutilation be Increased From 5 to 15 Years in Prison?

“Concealed carry should be outlawed”

- MARIANNE P

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

“They want to increase cost of living for the middle class of America with their tax bill. Don't let them have their cake and eat it too by exempting themselves!!”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: SQUEAL Act: Should Tax Deductions For the Living Expenses Incurred by Members of Congress be Eliminated?

“This repeals the tax deductions for medical expenses and student loans. These are middle income deductions and are not offset by any minuscule tax breaks for middle income people. This bill v is a direct wealth transfer to the wealthiest Americans and corporations on the backs of the rest of us. P…”

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In Response to: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Cutting Taxes for Individuals and Businesses

“For God's sake, restricting transplants by requiring that both recipients and donors be vets massively restricts the pool of donors. It makes zero biologic or medical sense to place such a restriction. ”

- MARIANNE P

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In Response to: Should the VA be Allowed to Provide Organ Transplants For Vets When the Living Donor is a Non-Veteran?