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" My parents were from Wisconsin, and football was a big thing. "
Suzan DelBene
Parents
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" I see it along our northern border - the importance of security must be balanced with humane enforcement policies that don't bully schoolchildren who are poised to contribute to our society. "
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" Most of our technology issues aren't partisan. "
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" We need to learn what's working and what's not working. "
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" Requiring companies to weaken devices with 'back doors' means we open up innocent Americans to the bad actors who would love easier access to our citizens' personal information. "
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" When we look at policy, it's important we make sure that it's up to date and reflective of the way the world works today - and where the world is heading in the future. "
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" Lawmakers need to be better stewards of policy and update it, not just keep adding on top of old laws. "
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" I am running because I believe strongly that we need to get folks back to work and address the needs that the folks in the 1st Congressional District have in terms of employment and economic opportunity. "
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" As our nation continues to slowly recover from the recession, it is clear some families are doing better than others. "
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" Innovation is what we're going to need for the future, and that's always been a part of the technology industry. "
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" Congress should... at least keep pace with technological advances. "
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" When you have multiple patients on life support, you don't pull the plug on one just to save another. "
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" People think about their business instead of their products. "
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People
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" Women deserve better. They deserve the freedom to make their own health care choices. "
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Freedom
Choices
" You don't have the chance in a small business - when every dollar counts, every day - to make too many mistakes and recover from them, and you don't have the luxury of waiting to make the decision. You have to move quickly. "
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Business
Waiting
" Policy doesn't move as quickly as innovation happens. "
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Happens
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" Some of the best preparation I had for coming to Congress is being a football referee. Because you've got to make a decision, and no matter what you do, someone's unhappy with you. "
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Football
Decision
" U.S. companies need clear guidelines on when they have to turn over electronic communications to law enforcement if that information is stored abroad. The current uncertainty harms U.S. businesses and their customers and does not well-serve our foreign relationships. "
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" Advances in technology and the Internet have dramatically changed the way we communicate, live, and work. "
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Internet
Live
" I definitely think it's important for a CEO of any large corporation to understand how policy impacts their business and be aware of the decisions being made in Congress. "
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Business
Decisions
" We saw firsthand how a collapsed bridge in Skagit County impacted our local economy, which is why we must fix our infrastructure now before it's more expensive to maintain in the future. "
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Economy
Fix
Why
" Growing our economy means supporting our small businesses, and one straightforward way to do this is to help business owners with the cost of health insurance for their workers. "
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Small
Help
Health
" I was working in email in the early days in the late '80s, and people weren't using electronic communications at all in the way we take for granted today. "
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Early
People
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" I know how businesses work and what government can do to help lay a strong foundation for the private sector. "
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Government
Strong
Foundation
" We have Windows 8 machines for our office. All of our staff have Windows phones. Some have desktops. We have a couple of folks who are using a Surface. I use a Surface. "
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Windows
Some
" We must update our country's workplace policies to remain competitive against other developed countries. "
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Against
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Competitive
" More and more companies are updating their leave policies to reflect an understanding that being family-friendly is a smart investment in their workforce and America's future. "
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Smart
Understanding
" We don't have a lot of technology people in Congress, so one of the basic things is to help people be educated on how technology works: what's there, where is it headed, what some of the challenges and opportunities are. "
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Help
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" Simplifying the tax code and reducing administrative burdens will save small businesses money and time and let owners and employees focus less on paperwork and more on how to operate in this tough economy. "
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Focus
" People assume that we have certain rights based on property that may be different now in a digital world. "
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People