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Scott Simmons, JP, MP

Scott Simmons, JP, MP

309
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10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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12 words
Point of order, Mr. Speaker , point of order, point of order.
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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172 words
Yes, Mr. Speaker , the Honour able Opposition Leader is misleading the House. Mr. Speaker , as it relates to his point on whether or not every single foreigner . . . every single work permit holder, irrespective of what he read just now, it is quite obvious to us all that unless there are certain segments in this community …
22 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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736 words
The United Kingdom committee. What I think the Foreign Affairs Committee have to understand is the significance of every single person who is here. We recognise that they have the right, in the United Kingdom and through that committee, to deliberate on whatever it is they wish to deliberate on. But we have to understand, they have to understand that …
11 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Good evening, Mr. Speaker, and thank you. Mr. Speaker, tonight we are discussing what I humbly believe is a serious subject. It i s a subject that I reluctantly get involved in or even want to speak on tonight. But I think that, Mr. Speaker, it has to be said.
11 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker , we will tarry just a little bit longer. But, Mr. Speaker, I have listened carefully to, I often say Members opposite. And we have listened carefully to what they say.
11 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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No, no. Members opposite. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
11 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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I am going to take your advice, Mr. Speaker, and ignore the comments from the Gallery. Mr. Speaker, the Members and certainly yourself, when I say “ Members opposite, ” I am referring to the Members of the OBA. Mr. Speaker, the Honourable Member already spoke on the fact that there are those in this Chamber who are former consultants. …
11 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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—you have to form committees with a mere small budget, in executing the business of Bermuda, which is why I do have a difficulty with the high salaries that are way up there, and then the rest of us are down here. All I am saying is that we have to understand it for the value that we have. It …
11 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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If we say that we are an ind ependent -thinking country —a dependent, independent - thinking country —then we have a responsibility to create the structure that pushes that democracy along, that creates the intelligentsia, that creates in politics , and that c reates in our administration, as it creates in government, individuals who know . Because when it comes …
11 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, earlier this eve ning, I heard and I read in the newspaper the $125,000. I saw the headline. And just like I mentioned to the former Minister of Telecommunications, when his art icle was in the paper and when others are disparaged and when others are brought down a nd are created in the newspaper, the Royal Gazette …
11 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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But I am t elling you it was a s erious problem. They sprayed the buildings, broke into the apartments. Everybody could not figure out what was going on. He said, You have guys out of bounds. You have to get it. You have to negotiate your . . . It is incredible! I would not have thought of that. …
11 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I stand in support of the Minister on this particular [Order] as it relates to the relationship that we have with the people that . . . that very many times are reluctant to i mmerse themselves in situations that they see that there are problems, they see that there are situations that require their immediate attention …
1 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, and good morning,
1 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today just to recognise . . . this week I had the opportunity to attend the Southampton Preschool following an invitation from the Administrator, Ms. Karen Joyiens. And, Mr. Speaker, I ask that we send them our absolute co ngratulations on their Bermuda Black History Week. It was an excellent time that was had by all …
15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning. I would like to be associated with all of the remarks and congratulations, and also the obituary remarks made in this Honourable House this morning. Mr. Speaker, I rise on two matters. I wish first of all to recognise that Dame Jennifer Smith is here in our Honourable House, sitting in our Gallery. …
15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly
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Yes, she is.
15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I offer her, from the entire House, profound congratulations on being re cognised for the Black History Month, a wonderful celebration that was given in her honour at the Hamilton Princess Hotel. She was most eloquent and beautiful that night. And I believe that everybody present who did have the opportunity to speak did inde ed cover the …
15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, it would also be remiss of me, in the last few moments of my remarks, for me not to recognise you for the 30 years that you have served in this Honourable House. Sometimes, we take it very lightly when individuals have served and given service to our communities throughout Bermuda. But the ti me that you have …
7 Dec 2018 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.