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@RepTedLieu
: “What we’re seeing are the effects of climate change and what scientists have been predicting for decade after decade...more extreme weather events resulting in loss of crops, extreme drought, and migration”
#TheHillNature
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@RepTedLieu
: “We’ve shifted in just a decade or so, from a bunch of people denying that climate change even is happening to people who are acknowledging it and that’s a very good first step”
#TheHillNature
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@RepNancyMace
on her States Reform Act: “This year, cannabis will be a twenty-five billion dollar industry and in 2025, we’re estimating it to be seventy-five billion….and so it’s past time that we address this”
#TheHillCannabis
Dr.
@JaneGoodallInst
: “If we carry on exploiting the natural world in the way that we have been and still are doing, then that will lead to the extermination of all life on earth, including our own.”
#TheHillNatSec
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@WHCOS
Ron Klain: “These are long standing divisions in our country. It’s going to take time to heal them and bring the country together, but that’s something the President is very, very focused on”
#TheHillAMPU
"What we were seeing in the state of Ohio was that pharmacies were getting paid less and less for the medicines that they were dispensing to their, Medicaid beneficiaries. But on the other end of the transaction, as those cuts were occurring, the state of Ohio was spending more
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@JulianCastro
: “I hope that one day we’re going to say...there’s no reason that anybody should not have a safe, decent, affordable place to live, and most importantly we won’t just say it or think it, we’ll act on it”
#TheHillHousing2020
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@RepTedDeutch
on bi-partisan support for implementing a carbon fee: “Polluters ought to pay. They should pay for the carbon they put into the atmosphere”
#TheHillReset
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@JulianCastro
: we know that stable, affordable housing is the number one asset that somebody can have that provides stability in their life. But we also know that affects where a child goes to school, it affects job opportunities..”
#TheHillHousing2020
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@BRepairers
President
@RevDrBarber
on actions President-Elect Biden must take: “If we pass $15 minimum wage, 49 million people will be lifted out of poverty and that will have a powerful impact in the African American community.”
#TheHillDiversity
Dr. Anthony Fauci on how COVID-19 was dealt with: “We seemed to spend more energy fighting with each other than we did fighting with the virus. That cannot ever happen again.”
#TheHillHealth
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@WhipClyburn
: "I think that Joe Biden is the choice of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, he is the choice of white Americans who feel this country - this democracy - is worth preserving... That is what is on the ballot this year."
#DemConvention
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@FCC
Commissioner
@JRosenworcel
: “This pandemic has conclusively proven that everyone needs an internet connection to have a fair shot at success”
#TheHillTech
Dr. Anthony Fauci on the recent spike in new coronavirus cases: "We need to gets our arms around that Steve, and we need to do something about it quickly... We're in a very difficult challenging period."
#TheHillHealth
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@WHO
Chief Scientist
@doctorsoumya
on the need for a global effort to fight COVID-19: “The pandemic cannot be won one country at a time...we need global solidarity and cooperation”
#TheHillVaccine
Dr. Anthony Fauci on coronavirus: "Not to be hyperbolic about it, it really is the perfect storm of an infectious disease and public health person's worst nightmare. It's spectacularly transmissible virus"
#TheHillHealth
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@RepMaxineWaters
: “I want our schools to have Black History, starting in our elementary grades, so that people understand not only the history of the country, but what has happened to disenfranchise and create this separation”
#TheHillBHM
Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano: “Just as decades ago we made the investment to have an interstate highway system to connect us through transportation, we now need universal broadband to connect us with information”
#TheHillTech
Also headlining is the sole representative for Puerto Rico
@RepJenniffer
, a fighter for Puerto Rican statehood and a representative on the Small Business House Committee. Make sure to save your spot for Wednesday's event at and follow
#LatinosInSmallBiz
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@SEIU
President
@MaryKayHenry
: Vice President Biden has put forward a plan that’s called 'Build Back Better' and actually recognizes women’s work as critical”
#TheHillWomen
San Diego
@MayorToddGloria
on immigration reform: “We all know President Biden’s heart on this issue. The question is, does Congress have the heart to take action?”
#TheHillReset
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@Opptyatwork
President & Co-Founder
@byron_auguste
: “It’s not just that a bachelor’s degree can give you a wonderful experience and learning, the absence of a bachelor’s degree is a tremendous barrier”
#TheHillWork
Former RNC Chairman
@MichaelSteele
on the GOP addressing racial divisions: “we have roots in so many areas related to advancing the progress of black citizens, and yet we seemingly have walked away from that”
#TheHill2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci: "We are all in this together, and we can get through this. We can be part of the solution, and not part of the problem of divisiveness."
#TheHillHealth
Rep.-Elect
@CoriBush
(D-MO): “When I’m in, I will be fighting for Medicare For All because it’s not a white liberal agenda. It’s a way to make sure each and every single person has healthcare”
#TheHillNewMembers
Former White House Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush, Andy Card encourages young people to consider a career in public service: “it’s a great career because you make a difference.”
#TheHillGov
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@NIHDirector
Dr. Francis Collins on the U.S. rejoining the World Health Organization: “...we are part of the world community and we are going to play our role as best we can”
#TheHillVaccine
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@Stanford
Professor Dr. Arun Majumdar: “I think you’re going to see a huge pull to serve, to do public service with science in mind, and I think it’s a tremendous opportunity for the Biden administration to attract young people”
#TheHillGov
"We all want the same things. But there's different ways to go about it. And I think sometimes when you shun some people because they're on some different side of the aisle or different viewpoint, I think sometimes that hurts us as a whole."
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@kimKBaltimore
at The Hill's "Black
Former FDA Commissioner
@ScottGottliebMD
: “You have to look at it from the patient’s perspective and recognize you’re dealing with patients that sometimes face even more obstacles getting access to care”
#TheHillRxSupplyChain
Dr. Anthony Fauci: "What we've seen unfortunately is that in some of the southern states, the states have not really those guidelines in some respects...We've gotta do better than that."
#TheHillHealth
Actor & Producer
@wcruz73
: “Pride for me is always about looking back a little bit and seeing how far we’ve come and also acknowledging all of the people that got us to this point”
#TheHillLGBTQ
Oberlin College student Marah Ajilat: “With the rise of e-learning...it’s really making students question whether there’s value in pursuing traditional post-graduate studies when you can develop specific skills online”
#TheHillArabYouth
Center for American Progress President
@NeeraTanden
: “[People are] more engaged in this election than in most elections, and the enthusiasm to vote is very high. So it’s really about trying to connect people where they are”
#TheHill2020
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@NIAIDNews
Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci: “As the virus evolves, we may quickly need to develop a booster that’s reflecting the mutant that is circulating so that we can induce antibodies to protect”
#TheHillVaccine
National Assoc. of Manufacturers President
@JayTimmonsNAM
: “Using the Defense Production Act cooperative is exactly what we would like to see”
#TheHillVaccine
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@benensonj
: "The American people are worn out by a man who has been the most belligerent degrading president that we've ever seen particularly in the television age."
#TheHill2020
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@TiffanyDCross
on
@thebeatdc
“we have disrupted the political space but more importantly we made what happens in the beltway more consumable. We have heard people say you make me feel like I’m being seen and heard”.
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@RepDebHaaland
on running for office “You have an opportunity if you want to organize or do something, if they know you, they will come and support you. My campaign was from scratch and I want people to know it’s possible to run and win”.
#TheHillWomen116th
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@SenWhitehouse
: “For a very, very long time, people in recovery were treated as second-class citizens...I would say that pretty much everybody who has traveled that very hard but very noble path to recovery, is a hero. It’s hard work.”
#TheHillOpioids
Rep.
@PeterWelch
: “We have wonderful medical care in this country, but if it is so expensive - including the cost of prescription drugs in particular - that you can’t afford it, then obviously it’s not going to do us any good”
#TheHillRx
Hawaii Rep.-Elect
@kaikahele
: “Our seniors...are our most precious resource. They’re irreplaceable pillars of our community, they’re a critical voting block, and they want Congress to work together”
#TheHillOlderVoters
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@CUMedicalSchool
’s Dr. Satish Garg on insulin and drug pricing: “This is a lifesaving drug. It needs to be made available, if not free of cost, at a very nominal cost”
#TheHillDiabetes
Only 20% of health is about access to health care,
@JeromeAdamsMD
said. "We need to get upstream and build healthier communities, address social drivers. We need the business community to understand… they're going to be able to influence Congress and policy."
#TheHillHealth
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@AARP
’s
@NancyLeaMond
: “by offering dental services we’ll see some reductions in hospitalizations and other treatments, especially for people with diabetes and heart disease...this is a huge step in covering the full person’s help needs”
#TheHillMedicare
“You’re looking at thousands of dollars to intern on the Hill when you’re paying for apartments in DC & living costs. Many people of color don’t have the economic pockets to have these opportunities which often lead to placement in offices.
@TiffanyDCross
#thehilldiversitymatters
Co-founder of
@BlackVotersMtr
@MsLaToshaBrown
on Black voters getting ready for 2024: "I think that we have to recognize that part of our work is not just episodic, about one election. Our work is 365 days a year...there's no such thing as an off year."
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@SenSherrodBrown
: “We absolutely need a housing policy that will encourage partnerships in building more housing, and Section 8, and other kinds of ways to build housing”
#TheHillBuildingTheDream
Dr. Anthony Fauci: "We hope that by the end of this calendar year and the beginning of 2021 that we will have a vaccine that we'll be able to begin to deploy."
#TheHillHealth
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@RepBeatty
on financial literacy: “You have to start when young folks are in school...you have to understand all of the qualities and things that have to be in your portfolio to have good credit, or better yet, how to manage your money”
#TheHillCredit
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@NIAIDNews
Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci: “We’re going to do much better over the next several months...but we have to be prepared that this will be an illusive virus”
#TheHillVaccine
@repspanberger
: “I think it's incredibly important that we continue to have more women, more people of various experiences, life experience, work, experience, personal experience serving in our intelligence community.”
#TheHillWomen
NY State Senator-Elect
@JabariBrisport
: “When you are a marginalized person and you begin fighting for yourself, you begin to see that you want to fight to ensure that no one should feel marginalized that way”
#TheHillDiversity
Summit
Rep.-Elect
@NikemaWilliams
(D-GA) on the results of the presidential election in Georgia: “We showed up to vote because we understood what was at stake and that is about giving a voice and power back to the people”
#TheHillNewMembers
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@Chasten
: "I'm also a little frustrated that we still live in a country where people who are elected to take care of Americans are still making decisions based on the idea that some people aren't as deserving of as many rights as others."
#TheHillLGBTQ
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@WhipClyburn
: “the Democratic future of this great democracy is on the ballot, and if we are not careful we will find ourselves in a very dire situation.”
#TheHill2020
Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome on President Biden: “Our president is helping empower our local municipalities, certainly giving us an elevated level of confidence that not only is he concerned, but he’s working to get the job done”
#TheHillVaccine
University of Texas Student Steven Garza: “Politics isn’t easy...Working together isn’t easy. But we know that the alternate is -we saw a glimpse of what the alternate is on Jan. 6- and we’re going to make sure that doesn’t ever happen again.”
#TheHillBHM
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@UABNews
Professor of Medicine Anupam Agarwal: “There are innovations on the horizon, but we need, desperately, more funding through NIH and other mechanisms to support research and advancements in this area”
#TheHillKidneys
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@NMQF
CEO Gary Puckrein: “As long as we prioritize money over health, we are going to have disparities, we are going to have inequalities because we’re using money as a way to provision healthcare...the most important thing that we should be doing is reducing risk for patients”
Dr. Anthony Fauci: "We got to - for the future - make sure that we don't lose this corporate memory of what we are going through... We need obviously to be better prepared."
#TheHillHealth
ALG Research’s
@JohnAnzo
on Vice President Biden’s coalition: “what we see now is Joe Biden leading with independents, leading with college educated voters, leading with suburbanites and leading with seniors”
#TheHill2020
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@RepSlotkin
on a national stockpile and future health crises: “We have to make sure that there’s a better way to stockpile equipment when we need it”
#TheHillRxSupplyChain
Pancreatic Cancer Moonshot Co-lead
@Aiims1742
: “One of the biggest barriers has been...about sharing data...We have a lot of data that has been accumulated that is sitting in silos, in institutions, that is not getting out there”
#TheHillCureCancer