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" 6.6 million people will benefit from a rise in the minimum wage. "
Will
Wage
Rise
" After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America. "
Competition
Vision
Great
" Americans are also feeling the effects of soaring energy prices at the gas pump. The double burden of these added expenses will be far too much for many families. "
Energy
Will
Feeling
" Americans rightly asked, if this is the way our government responds to a natural disaster it knew about days in advance, how would it respond to a surprise terrorist attack? How would it respond to an earthquake? "
Way
Disaster
Government
" As winter weather settles in around the country, millions of American families are facing skyrocketing home heating prices with even greater impact if cold temperatures persist into the spring. "
American
Winter
Weather
" Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation. "
Inflation
Congress
Now
" Does anyone really believe it is possible to make even the most basic ends meet on $5.15 an hour? "
Basic
Meet
Believe
" Five years of Republicans' failed energy policies have resulted in Americans paying twice as much at the pump as they did in 2001, while big oil companies make triple the profits. "
Oil
Five
Energy
" From protecting our natural resources to providing maritime security and national defense, the Coast Guard's duties are broad in scope, and the performance of those duties has never been more important. "
Security
Performance
Never
" I also rise today in strong support of forward movement on the implementation of health information technology, which has the potential to save the United States billions of dollars in health care costs each year. "
Technology
Health
Support
" In 2003, this House voted to kill a Democratic amendment to add $250 million for port security grants; then again, in 2005, against a Democratic proposal calling for an additional $400 million in funding for port security. "
Calling
Again
Security
" It is irresponsible for this Congress to not investigate the President's lack of an exit strategy, and the fraud, waste, and abuse of U.S. tax dollars. "
Tax
Strategy
Fraud
" It is time this Congress listened to the American people and minimum-wage workers, and it is time that we act. "
American
Congress
Time
" The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the people's House make the security of our Nation's ports a priority. "
Time
American
Security
" The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act is an important authorization for our country and for our citizens, as we have seen so vividly in the last few weeks. "
Transportation
Last
Important
" The regional security in the Middle East cannot be further compromised by an Iranian loose cannon. "
Cannot
Middle East
Security
" There is little doubt that Iran is on a mission to rebuild its nuclear weapons and use that capability to wreak havoc and destruction on Israel and others throughout the world. "
World
Mission
Israel
" We have a VA hospital back home in St. Louis. Like many of our colleagues, we hear continued concerns about the access and the service. I have seen a statistic that more than 60,000 veterans today are waiting more than 6 months for an appointment at a VA hospital. "
Home
Service
Today
" We know that in 2001 it was believed 78 stem cell lines existed. But now we know there are only 22 that are viable, and they have been contaminated with mouse stem cells. "
Cells
Know
Lines
" Without action, we are going to continue to allow Iran to be a safe harbor for terrorists, see its economy further deteriorate, and see the Middle East further destabilize. "
Without
Safe
Action
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