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" 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. "
Tom Graves
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Energy
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" Our objectives are clear. Let's keep the government open and protect our constituents. "
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Clear
" The Transportation Empowerment Act paves the way for better roads, easier commutes, and more family time. "
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Roads
Time
Way
" If there is wasteful spending, I will not support it. "
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Spending
" Let's make it simple: Government control means uniformity, regulation, fees, inspection, and yes, compliance. "
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" 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
" Rather than do his job and agree to take responsible measures to get our government's finances in order, President Obama continues playing on the emotions and fears of the American people. "
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Job
People
" 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. "
Tom Graves
Law
Debate
Last
" 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
" Planned Parenthood is absolutely wasteful spending. "
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Planned
Planned Parenthood
Wasteful
" We've had years and years and years of compromises, and that's led to $14 trillion in debt. "
Tom Graves
Compromises
Led
Years
" Realizing the responsibility I've been entrusted with... it's humbling. Very humbling. "
Tom Graves
Responsibility
Very
Humbling
" 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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Focus
Work Hard
Work
" What's great about our leadership is they welcome other ideas. "
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Other
Welcome
Leadership
" What I owe the Tea Party is to be the conservative voice they elected me to be. "
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Tea
Party
" 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. "
Tom Graves
Will
Hide
Long
" I think it's fair to say that there's a lot of conversations between House members and Senate members on a regular basis, and I think that's what our constituents would expect, is to have bicameral conversations throughout the process. "
Tom Graves
House
Expect
Fair
" As an already high-demand, low-density military asset, we cannot afford to lose the JSTARS's BMC2/ISR unparalleled capability. "
Tom Graves
Military
Lose
Afford
" 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. "
Tom Graves
Fight
Want
You
" 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? "
Tom Graves
Cost
Why
Government
" Our responsibility is to focus on the House. The Senate's the Senate. "
Tom Graves
Senate
Responsibility
House
" I'm a very results-oriented person. I want to see us move the ball forward. "
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See
Person
Move
" We need to make every effort to ensure Obamacare is never implemented. "
Tom Graves
Obamacare
Never
Effort
" I had visited Congressman Deal before, but I never thought I'd be sitting on the other side of the desk. "
Tom Graves
Had
Side
Sitting
" The easy way out is to increase taxes. "
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Easy Way
Way
Taxes
" As the nation's attention turns from Washington politics to the Obamacare disaster, Democrats will have no choice but to reconsider our fair and reasonable proposals to delay the law. "
Tom Graves
Law
Choice
Attention
" I thought it was a joke at first, but the president did, in fact, authorize an autopen to sign the Patriot Act extension into law. Consider the dangerous precedent this sets. Any number of circumstances could arise in the future where the public could question whether or not the president authorized the use of an autopen. "
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Circumstances
Thought
Future
" From day one, my focus as a new-breed appropriator was to look for areas where we could save taxpayer dollars. "
Tom Graves
Focus
Day
Save
" When I make decisions, it's not based on what the Republican Party does. I'm elected by the 9th congressional district. "
Tom Graves
Does
Republican
Party
" We're representing our districts. I make decisions on my district. "
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Representing
Make
Our
" We are united around a simple goal, and that is keeping the government open while protecting our constituents from the harmful effects of Obamacare. "
Tom Graves
Goal
Simple
Open