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" We need to make every effort to ensure Obamacare is never implemented. "
Tom Graves
Obamacare
Never
Effort
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" I do not wish harm on our constituents. "
Tom Graves
Harm
Constituents
Wish
" I'm just a country boy from north Georgia, and I have three children and a wonderful wife. And when I look at my three children, who are 8, 11, and 12, and they really represent the faces and the future of the children all across my congressional district, and what the Tea Party stands for is not extremism; it's about their future. "
Tom Graves
Future
Wife
Look
" Let's make it simple: Government control means uniformity, regulation, fees, inspection, and yes, compliance. "
Tom Graves
Government
Control
Compliance
" The easy way out is to increase taxes. "
Tom Graves
Easy Way
Way
Taxes
" 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
" 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
" I am confident that the Defense Department understands JSTARS is a major priority for Congress and will complete the process of updating the JSTARS fleet in a timely manner. "
Tom Graves
Confident
Process
I Am
" 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.' "
Tom Graves
American
Do The Right Thing
People
" What I owe the Tea Party is to be the conservative voice they elected me to be. "
Tom Graves
Conservative
Tea
Party
" 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
" We've been most successful when we stand for, unified, behind what we believe philosophically and policywise. "
Tom Graves
Behind
Successful
Stand
" 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. "
Tom Graves
Process
Said
People
" 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. "
Tom Graves
Circumstances
Thought
Future
" I'm a very results-oriented person. I want to see us move the ball forward. "
Tom Graves
See
Person
Move
" There should not be a micro-managing of terminology with the Library of Congress. "
Tom Graves
Should
Library
Congress
" 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
" You combine the Tea Party along with our support with the Republican base and grassroots, and it makes for a winning combination. "
Tom Graves
Support
You
Winning
" What's great about our leadership is they welcome other ideas. "
Tom Graves
Other
Welcome
Leadership
" 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
" 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. "
Tom Graves
People
Time
Congress
" I intend to vote against authorizing the president to use military force in Syria. The Obama Administration has not provided a clear or convincing strategy for inserting our military into the conflict. I am also deeply concerned about the extent to which al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists are involved in the rebellion. "
Tom Graves
Strategy
I Am
Military
" When you have a blueprint doesn't mean you can't add another room. "
Tom Graves
Blueprint
Another
Add
" Our responsibility is to focus on the House. The Senate's the Senate. "
Tom Graves
Senate
Responsibility
House
" Realizing the responsibility I've been entrusted with... it's humbling. Very humbling. "
Tom Graves
Responsibility
Very
Humbling
" We're representing our districts. I make decisions on my district. "
Tom Graves
Representing
Make
Our
" 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. "
Tom Graves
Police
Feel
Focus
" I represent the 9th Congressional District of Georgia. I'm their voice. "
Tom Graves
Georgia
Represent
Voice
" Planned Parenthood is absolutely wasteful spending. "
Tom Graves
Planned
Planned Parenthood
Wasteful
" We are accountable for each other. "
Tom Graves
Other
Accountable
Each
" 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