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This is absolutely inexcusable. It's a grave dereliction of duty. – David Harvey	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think that was a shameful dereliction of duty. – Hendrik Meijer	Found on CNN 1 year ago
For three hours after the Capitol was attacked, when Hendrik Meijer, the House GOP chamber and several hundred of my colleagues were having to flee from a mob, when the vice president, his wife, his daughter were running from crowds screaming' hang Mike Pence,' when the next two individuals in the presidential line of succession were unsecured and had to be taken to secure locations, for three hours the President did nothing, i think that was a shameful dereliction of duty. – Hendrik Meijer	Found on CNN 1 year ago
In Congress, Kevin is a tireless advocate for the people of Bakersfield and the Central Valley. He is working incredibly hard to Stop Inflation, Deliver Water Solutions, and Hold Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi Accountable for their catastrophic failures and dereliction of duty, as Leader, Kevin is building a' Commitment to America' platform to Grow our Economy, Fight Big Tech Censorship, Secure the Border, Strengthen our Military, Defend the Second Amendment, Improve our Health Care, Restore American Energy Independence, Support our Brave Veterans, and Uphold the Rule of Law and American Values. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Former President Trump's actions preceding the riot were a disgraceful dereliction of duty, there is no question that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day. – Mitch McConnell	Found on CNN 2 years ago
George Gascon’s failure to protect our most vulnerable communities is a complete dereliction of his foremost duty as a district attorney, and he must be removed from office immediately before he can do any more damage, what George Gascon is doing is not criminal justice reform; it is the outright destruction of our criminal justice system and the very laws meant to protect us. – Tania Owen	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I think it’s become clear that fairness is overrated ... the idea that we should always give two sides equal weight and merit does not reflect the world we find ourselves in, that the sun sets in the west is a fact. Any contrary view does not deserve our time or attention … Decisions to not give unsupported arguments equal time are not a dereliction of journalistic responsibility or some kind of agenda, in fact, it’s just the opposite. – Lester Holt	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We will not sit idly by and watch a bloodbath ensue because of Alvin Bragg's dereliction of duty and failure to enforce the laws. – Jennifer Harrison	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This is the exact kind of case that we are watching because it will encourage additional crime and victimize the entire city. we are going to have court watchers tracking cases and making sure that violent criminals get the justice and the sentences they deserve. We will help families file grievances and lawsuits if any kind of harmful injury occurs or if a death occurs due to Alvin Bragg's dereliction of duty. – Jennifer Harrison	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
That dereliction of duty causes us real concern, and one of those concerns is that whether or not it was intentional, and whether or not that lack of attention for that longer period of time, would warrant a referral. – Bennie Thompson	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I also want to reiterate our support for the passage of voting rights legislation as soon as possible, and strongly encourage Senator Joe Manchin and every other Senator to be prepared to do whatever it takes to accomplish that, anti-democracy legislators and their allies are working every day to roll back the right to vote in America. Failure by the Senate to stand up to that is unacceptable and a dereliction of their duty to the Constitution. – Cecil Roberts	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This was really a dereliction of duty, there's no way he should have been put in that institution. – Joe Rojas	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Its a dereliction of duty that is an insult to the bipartisan consensus that says you cannot force people to assist in abortions. – Roger Severino	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
President Biden and Vice President Harris have sent an unequivocal message that they prefer illegal immigrants over Americans, their radical agenda has erased our southern border. Americans suffer from the Biden policy which has encouraged more than one million illegal border crossings this year which has produced increased human, sex, and drug trafficking. The American people condemn the Biden Administration’s dereliction of duty. – Andy Biggs	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It would have been almost a dereliction of our duty if we didn't study this, and the only way you can study these things is you've got to go where the action is, you don't want to study bats in Fairfax County, Virginia, to find out what the animal-human interface is that might lead to a jumping of species. – Anthony Fauci	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
That the sun sets in the west is a fact. Any contrary view does not deserve our time or attention, decisions to not give unsupported arguments equal time are not a dereliction of journalistic responsibility or some kind of agenda. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Providing an open platform for misinformation, for anyone to come say whatever they want, especially when issues of public health and safety are at stake, can be quite dangerous. Our duty is to be fair to the truth. – Lester Holt	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I'm in my office rather than the committee room because once again the chair has failed to make room for all members on the dais. I again want to register my strong protest of this dereliction of basic responsibility and comity. – Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA/POOL	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
This dereliction of duty has been absolutely devastating for the entire globe. – Alex Azar	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
They didnt allow Grand Jury to do what the law says they have the right to do. This failure rests squarely on the shoulders of Daniel Cameron, only because a brave member of Grand Jury asked for permission to issue a statement and Judge OConnell ruled on the side of transparency do we have this confirmation of AG Camerons dereliction of duties. – Ben Crump	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
It would be dereliction of duty for the president's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to not go to Ukraine to figure out what on earth were the Democrats doing in Ukraine, paying for dirt from Ukrainian officials to dirty up the Trump campaign in 2016, it would also be dereliction of duty for me and House Intelligence Committee not to be meeting with Ukrainians. – Derek Harvey	Found on CNN 4 years ago
This is a dereliction of supervision duty and it should be resolutely resisted. – Liu Bingjiang	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Those in positions of power have a responsibility to speak out against hateful rhetoric that does tangible harm to our most marginalized communities, anything less than wholesale public condemnation of hate speech -- especially stemming from our own government -- is a dereliction of our duty as Americans. – Vanita Gupta	Found on CNN 4 years ago
And it would be a sheer dereliction of duty for the Senate not to have a hearing, not to have a vote. – Patrick Leahy	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The fact is, when you elect a president, you have to assume a Supreme Court vacancy, he is going to make the nomination, and it would be a sheer dereliction of duty for the Senate not to have a hearing, not to have a vote. – Patrick Leahy	Found on CNN 8 years ago

This is absolutely inexcusable. It's a grave dereliction of duty.

– David Harvey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think that was a shameful dereliction of duty.

– Hendrik Meijer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

For three hours after the Capitol was attacked, when Hendrik Meijer, the House GOP chamber and several hundred of my colleagues were having to flee from a mob, when the vice president, his wife, his daughter were running from crowds screaming' hang Mike Pence,' when the next two individuals in the presidential line of succession were unsecured and had to be taken to secure locations, for three hours the President did nothing, i think that was a shameful dereliction of duty.

– Hendrik Meijer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In Congress, Kevin is a tireless advocate for the people of Bakersfield and the Central Valley. He is working incredibly hard to Stop Inflation, Deliver Water Solutions, and Hold Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi Accountable for their catastrophic failures and dereliction of duty, as Leader, Kevin is building a' Commitment to America' platform to Grow our Economy, Fight Big Tech Censorship, Secure the Border, Strengthen our Military, Defend the Second Amendment, Improve our Health Care, Restore American Energy Independence, Support our Brave Veterans, and Uphold the Rule of Law and American Values.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Former President Trump's actions preceding the riot were a disgraceful dereliction of duty, there is no question that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on CNN
2 years ago

George Gascon’s failure to protect our most vulnerable communities is a complete dereliction of his foremost duty as a district attorney, and he must be removed from office immediately before he can do any more damage, what George Gascon is doing is not criminal justice reform; it is the outright destruction of our criminal justice system and the very laws meant to protect us.

– Tania Owen

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think it’s become clear that fairness is overrated ... the idea that we should always give two sides equal weight and merit does not reflect the world we find ourselves in, that the sun sets in the west is a fact. Any contrary view does not deserve our time or attention … Decisions to not give unsupported arguments equal time are not a dereliction of journalistic responsibility or some kind of agenda, in fact, it’s just the opposite.

– Lester Holt

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We will not sit idly by and watch a bloodbath ensue because of Alvin Bragg's dereliction of duty and failure to enforce the laws.

– Jennifer Harrison

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This is the exact kind of case that we are watching because it will encourage additional crime and victimize the entire city. we are going to have court watchers tracking cases and making sure that violent criminals get the justice and the sentences they deserve. We will help families file grievances and lawsuits if any kind of harmful injury occurs or if a death occurs due to Alvin Bragg's dereliction of duty.

– Jennifer Harrison

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

That dereliction of duty causes us real concern, and one of those concerns is that whether or not it was intentional, and whether or not that lack of attention for that longer period of time, would warrant a referral.

– Bennie Thompson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I also want to reiterate our support for the passage of voting rights legislation as soon as possible, and strongly encourage Senator Joe Manchin and every other Senator to be prepared to do whatever it takes to accomplish that, anti-democracy legislators and their allies are working every day to roll back the right to vote in America. Failure by the Senate to stand up to that is unacceptable and a dereliction of their duty to the Constitution.

– Cecil Roberts

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This was really a dereliction of duty, there's no way he should have been put in that institution.

– Joe Rojas

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Its a dereliction of duty that is an insult to the bipartisan consensus that says you cannot force people to assist in abortions.

– Roger Severino

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

President Biden and Vice President Harris have sent an unequivocal message that they prefer illegal immigrants over Americans, their radical agenda has erased our southern border. Americans suffer from the Biden policy which has encouraged more than one million illegal border crossings this year which has produced increased human, sex, and drug trafficking. The American people condemn the Biden Administration’s dereliction of duty.

– Andy Biggs

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It would have been almost a dereliction of our duty if we didn't study this, and the only way you can study these things is you've got to go where the action is, you don't want to study bats in Fairfax County, Virginia, to find out what the animal-human interface is that might lead to a jumping of species.

– Anthony Fauci

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

That the sun sets in the west is a fact. Any contrary view does not deserve our time or attention, decisions to not give unsupported arguments equal time are not a dereliction of journalistic responsibility or some kind of agenda. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Providing an open platform for misinformation, for anyone to come say whatever they want, especially when issues of public health and safety are at stake, can be quite dangerous. Our duty is to be fair to the truth.

– Lester Holt

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I'm in my office rather than the committee room because once again the chair has failed to make room for all members on the dais. I again want to register my strong protest of this dereliction of basic responsibility and comity.

– Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA/POOL

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

This dereliction of duty has been absolutely devastating for the entire globe.

– Alex Azar

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

They didnt allow Grand Jury to do what the law says they have the right to do. This failure rests squarely on the shoulders of Daniel Cameron, only because a brave member of Grand Jury asked for permission to issue a statement and Judge OConnell ruled on the side of transparency do we have this confirmation of AG Camerons dereliction of duties.

– Ben Crump

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

It would be dereliction of duty for the president's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to not go to Ukraine to figure out what on earth were the Democrats doing in Ukraine, paying for dirt from Ukrainian officials to dirty up the Trump campaign in 2016, it would also be dereliction of duty for me and House Intelligence Committee not to be meeting with Ukrainians.

– Derek Harvey

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This is a dereliction of supervision duty and it should be resolutely resisted.

– Liu Bingjiang

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Those in positions of power have a responsibility to speak out against hateful rhetoric that does tangible harm to our most marginalized communities, anything less than wholesale public condemnation of hate speech -- especially stemming from our own government -- is a dereliction of our duty as Americans.

– Vanita Gupta

Found on CNN
4 years ago

And it would be a sheer dereliction of duty for the Senate not to have a hearing, not to have a vote.

– Patrick Leahy

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The fact is, when you elect a president, you have to assume a Supreme Court vacancy, he is going to make the nomination, and it would be a sheer dereliction of duty for the Senate not to have a hearing, not to have a vote.

– Patrick Leahy

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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