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" I do not wish harm on our constituents. "
Tom Graves
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" I had visited Congressman Deal before, but I never thought I'd be sitting on the other side of the desk. "
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" I think it's possible to have a conservative serve in a cardinal position, a subcommittee chair position, and be very effective. "
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" We are united around a simple goal, and that is keeping the government open while protecting our constituents from the harmful effects of Obamacare. "
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" Rather than negotiating yet another continuing resolution at the last minute, the appropriations process should work as it was originally designed, with appropriations bills passing the House and the Senate and being signed into law by the president, after robust debate, with a process for amendments. "
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" What's great about our leadership is they welcome other ideas. "
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" The cost of airline tickets will never be transparent as long as the Department of Transportation requires airlines to hide taxes, surcharges, and fees from consumers. "
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" Time and time again, the Obama Administration has shown the American people it's willing to abuse the power of the Oval Office. Congress should absolutely not relinquish more power. "
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" From day one, my focus as a new-breed appropriator was to look for areas where we could save taxpayer dollars. "
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" There should not be a micro-managing of terminology with the Library of Congress. "
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Library
Congress
" Speaker Boehner has said many times that the House of Representatives is the closest institution to the people, and he recognizes that by empowering the members to have direct input into the process. "
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Said
People
" If there is wasteful spending, I will not support it. "
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Support
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" We need to make every effort to ensure Obamacare is never implemented. "
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Never
Effort
" It is about the American people. When something is not ready, it is not working, it is not right, then we owe it to them to do the right thing and say, 'Let's hold.' "
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American
Do The Right Thing
People
" I'm a very results-oriented person. I want to see us move the ball forward. "
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See
Person
Move
" If the goal of the DOT's rule is to prevent companies from deceiving passengers about the total cost of their ticket, why is the department mandating that airlines hide the taxes, surcharges and government fees in the fine print? "
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Why
Government
" I represent the 9th Congressional District of Georgia. I'm their voice. "
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Georgia
Represent
Voice
" The Internet free marketplace is defined by fierce competition. And that competition has transformed the world with innovation, investment, and what we need most of all right now: jobs. "
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World
Internet
Innovation
" There's one thing to say about John Boehner. He's a fighter. He does fight. And if there is somebody you want in the foxhole with you, it's going to be John Boehner. "
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Fight
Want
You
" We've been most successful when we stand for, unified, behind what we believe philosophically and policywise. "
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Behind
Successful
Stand
" We must seize the moment and permanently delay the entire law. Congress can do this. We control the purse strings and can protect taxpayers from funding Obamacare. "
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Control
Seize
Moment
" I'm confident that Senate Republicans will put up a very strong and valiant effort to continue doing what we're united around. "
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Confident
Will
Strong
" I'm not one who wants to micromanage the Capitol Police whatsoever. However, if they see or feel that there are some greater opportunities to provide the same, if not better, safety and security for folks, I think Capitol Police should explore all those options - but not just focus that from a cost perspective. "
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Feel
Focus
" I guess I was always in awe at the amount of energy that surrounds Washington, D.C. My experience in coming up before was that it was a very, very busy place. "
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" We're representing our districts. I make decisions on my district. "
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" Work hard to do what's right, keep our future generation in focus and the future of our country in focus. "
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