We always like to hand out these one pagers reminding everyone in our community the many services we offer. Our offices are here for YOU, the people of #PA06. Let the Town Hall begin! 2/pic.twitter.com/uFYHAX0iW2
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I was one of 10 engineers at Stanford. We should be able to see our faces everywhere, our reflection in all careers and educational opportunities. We need to work to increase diversity in education and jobs. 11/
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Valuing research and science should never be a partisan issue. We in Congress have been entrusted to represent the people who sent us there. We should all be relying on things like truth, research, and science to find our best paths forward. 12/
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Onto the questions portion with our student representative from Downingtown STEM Academy. 13/pic.twitter.com/y4aev7Y8Up
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Q - What is your opinion on school choice? A - I am a strong believer in our public schools. I believe the first line of defense should be strong support of public schools and public educators. 14/
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Q - Your thoughts on free speech in schools and college campuses? A - We need to protect the right to free speech in schools, on campuses, and everywhere in our country. We may not agree, but we must work to respect others’ opinions. 15/
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Q - Do you represent the people of your community or the party? A - I represent the people of our community, today and always. Even when we don’t agree, I am here to stand for up for and elevate the voices of those in
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Q - What are you doing about the southern border? A- I’m the daughter of a refugee. I honor the ability of someone coming here to seek asylum and as a refugee. Congress needs to look at the southern border holistically. I am for effective border security that involves... 17/
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...technology, more judges, more social workers, and other elements. We need to work with people from both sides of the aisle to address the southern border in a way that secures our borders and upholds our values as a nation. 18/
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There are about 7,000 bills that get introduced in Congress. If you, or anyone in my community, feels I need to be considering a bill, please reach out to our offices. We want to hear from you so we can always be standing up for you.
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Q - What can Congress do to encourage investment in
#ComputerScience education? A - With respect to#CyberSecurity, we need to make sure there are people in the pipeline ready to confront these issues. Computer science is an education issue and a national security issue. 21/Show this thread -
That ends our town hall! Thank you all for coming. Always an honor to be speaking and working on issues with the people of
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Correction: I was one of 10 women in my engineering major at Stanford.
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