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Lauren Bell

Lauren Bell

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15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
235 words
With your indulgence again, Mr. Speaker, relative to the CIT again. “International business in Bermuda would have to rely on efficiency and flexibility to maintain a competitive advantage if Donald Trump, who has pledged to lower corporate income tax, wins the US presidential election.” We know that happened. These gentlemen are a part of the CIO investment club. According to …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
44 words
I support the cross -ministry team. In fact, the creation of that took place at the Bermuda Housing Corporation and it was the idea of Renee Brown. And, yes, I was the chair, but I am not taking credit for somebody else’s idea. [Laughter]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
282 words
And I wonder why it was discontinued in the first place because it is presented here as if it is a new idea. It is a great idea and I support it 100 per cent. Domestic violence has to stop. So I support the initiative in here to help reduce that. And that is for both men and women. Because …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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2 words
Seven quotes.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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428 words
The first one. “It is the duty of a responsible new government entering parliament to prioritise reducing the cost of living, creating Bermudian jobs and growing Bermud a’s economy.” That is the first. Second. “[T]his government believes in ripple - effect economics .” “. . . this is what this Government will do in Bermuda: create ripples, not trickles. ” …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, it got done thankfully. But it took 20 years. Reducing— [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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—the cost of living. Let us look at number one. Reducing the cost of living. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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You didn’t think I was going to come over here and not criticise the Government , did you? [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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36 words
Yes, I will speak to the Chair. Mr. [Speaker ], I really don’t think that they thought I would come over here and sit silently. Yes, I think they know me better than that. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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8 words
Oh, yes, like you serve yours. [Crosstalk ]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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14 words
Reducing the cost of living. How do we think they did that? [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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63 words
If we polled the members of the public, what would they say has been the success rate of this Government in reducing the cost of living? Yes, to their defence, there was COVID -19 and there was the war in Ukraine. But we do have other things such as the sugar tax, the emigration which leads to greater tax burden …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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14 words
Creating Bermudian jobs . . . fared no better than the One Bermuda Alliance.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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54 words
That was brought out in an interview and then when it was . . . the information provided said there is really no difference between the per-formance of the two parties in that area, it was dis-missed as being but it feels that way . And feeling is more important than the actual facts.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
39 words
Growing Bermuda’s economy. That is something that you could argue hasn’t happened. We have a shrinking workforce. We have an ageing population. We failed to address emigration and no meaningful changes to immigration policy to reverse that. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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24 words
Ripple effect economics have failed. No seat . . . there is no seat to share the full meal. People are leaving — [Laughter]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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—to try and find that meal. Even if one person believes me, it was worth it. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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13 words
Repair relationships between the Government and the people by communicating more— [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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78 words
Ah, maybe we should ask the taxi drivers about the communication of the Government . Or perhaps the farmers. Or perhaps the fisherman. Maybe the West End Warriors. St. David’s Warriors. The teachers. Serving more or self -serving? Inspiring Bermudians to see the Government as a partner in the improvement of the quality of their life. Is the quality of …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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22 words
I beg to differ. I beg to differ. I have an article here that talks about the death of the middle class.