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Stephanie Bice: “We came into Congress in January under Covid restrictions…”

Featuring: Stephanie Bice, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, District 5

Defining Moment with Stephanie Bice: "My Passion"

Published November 17, 2021 | Video Starts at 33:47

The congresswoman bias is the bonus side of it. So how. What is politics really like? You know, it's been a real challenge for the freshmen. We came into Congress in January under Covid restrictions. D.C. was completely shut down. Everybody was wearing masks, including on the floor and throughout the building. I may have reintroduced my. Myself to my colleagues seven times before they finally said, yeah, we've met before because you didn't recognize them with masks on. (33:47–33:56)

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Asserts that Congress began under COVID-19 restrictions with D.C. shut down.

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“Our direct flights came back about March and so two and a half hours I can be in D.C. and two and a half hours I can be home.”
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“During the COVID pandemic, we ended up buying a half a cow.”
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“Monty Tucker I got to know through the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and noticed that he'd been posting on Facebook that he was, you know, butchering…”
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“My claim to fame is the fact that I championed alcohol modernization.”
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“If you can buy it cold craft beer at your local on cue, or a bottle of wine at the grocery, you're welcome.”
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“It was always about economic development and jobs. And you've seen all these incredible breweries pop up across Oklahoma, Wineries…”
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“People have paid attention to politics more in the last two years, good, bad, or indifferent, than they ever have before.”
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“All politics is local. And you hear that phrase, but truly, people realized it with COVID because you talked about mask mandates in school…”
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“This administration has really, I think, made a catastrophic mistake in how we withdrew [from Afghanistan].”
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“My office got several calls from folks that had either friends or former colleagues that were Afghan translators that were stuck in the…”
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“The State Department wasn't incredibly helpful when we would reach out to them.”
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“My first priority is getting every American out of the country [Afghanistan].”
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“Everybody was wearing masks, including on the floor and throughout the building.”
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“Politics is about relationships and not just with your side of the aisle, but both sides.”
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“We didn't have a traditional swearing in ceremony. I was allowed one person to join me.”
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“We want to retake the house in 2022, if possible, and really fight for conservative values.”
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“I'm the first Republican female ever to hold that role [class president].”
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“I know for a fact that my colleagues would love to have help in campaigns.”
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“You can visit bice.house.gov if you have things that you need help with, whether it's IRS, Social Security, or getting a lot of passport or…”
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“If you need help with veterans benefit, any of those issues, call or visit my website and you can also call my office.”
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