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Christopher Famous, JP, MP

Christopher Famous, JP, MP

2498
Speeches
266,425
Words Spoken
154
Sittings Active
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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2 words
Mr. Speaker.
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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8 words
I will not take that long. Mr. Speaker.
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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14 words
Mr. Speaker, it is so nice to be back in your House once again.
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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11 words
It has been a long time— two and a half years.
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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16 words
The last time we were in the House there were more people on this side. [Laughter]
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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50 words
Mr. Speaker, firstly, I just want to thank the . . . it has been a long two years, two and a half years f or us to be in this House. And I want to thank those first responders, emergency services and so on that have— [Inaudible interjection] [Laughter]
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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Stop my time. Stop my time.
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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39 words
I will forgive the new Member. This is his first day. Firstly, I want to welcome the new Members into the House, MP from constituency 23 especially, MP from constituency 19,— Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: New Deputy.
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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8 words
Yes. Any new Members in the House? [Crosstalk]
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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Beg pardon? [Inaudible interjection]
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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43 words
Sorry. Anyway, Mr. Speaker, just to say, listen, we have not been in the House for a long time. We have known each other mostly on Zoom for the last two and a half years, or whatever. What do they call that thing?
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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WebEx. Right. I want to thank the HOA [House of Assembly] staff that have kept us in check even while we were online. Mr. Speaker, we are at the point in our country where fake news seems to be the news of the day—people just making things up, putting them on Facebook, putting them on WhatsApp, putting them on other …
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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I was going to call his name.
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, I was. I called it ye sterday. [Inaudible interjection]
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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No. No. No. No. Today is a good day. Today is a good day. Bermuda House of Assembly [Inaudible interjections]
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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Yea, though I walk through the valley . . .
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker.
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, one of the hallmarks of Devonshire politics is that we believe in relationships. It does not matter which team you are on, we believe in relationships. Last week, I saw . . . two weeks ago, I saw MP Caines take it upon himself to do something in his constituency. He went down to Happy Valley and cleared …
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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She said, You can still call me. Ain’t I just across the street? And I said, Well, you know, your MP is Mr. Dunkley. She said, Yes. He calls me. He sends birt hday cards. You know, if I need anything done— [Inaudible interjections]
30 Sep 2022 House of Assembly
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6 words
You don’t call them? [Inaudible interjections]