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" When I make decisions, it's not based on what the Republican Party does. I'm elected by the 9th congressional district. "
Tom Graves
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Republican
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" 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
" 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
" 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
Place
Experience
Energy
" I'm confident that Senate Republicans will put up a very strong and valiant effort to continue doing what we're united around. "
Tom Graves
Confident
Will
Strong
" 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
" 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'm a very results-oriented person. I want to see us move the ball forward. "
Tom Graves
See
Person
Move
" I vote my conscience first and my constituents next, regardless of the direction of our leadership. "
Tom Graves
Direction
Vote
Conscience
" I do not wish harm on our constituents. "
Tom Graves
Harm
Constituents
Wish
" 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. "
Tom Graves
Control
Seize
Moment
" 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
" 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
" Work hard to do what's right, keep our future generation in focus and the future of our country in focus. "
Tom Graves
Focus
Work Hard
Work
" When you have a blueprint doesn't mean you can't add another room. "
Tom Graves
Blueprint
Another
Add
" We've been most successful when we stand for, unified, behind what we believe philosophically and policywise. "
Tom Graves
Behind
Successful
Stand
" 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
" 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 think it's possible to have a conservative serve in a cardinal position, a subcommittee chair position, and be very effective. "
Tom Graves
Conservative
Chair
Possible
" 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
" Planned Parenthood is absolutely wasteful spending. "
Tom Graves
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
" 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 Transportation Empowerment Act paves the way for better roads, easier commutes, and more family time. "
Tom Graves
Roads
Time
Way
" We are accountable for each other. "
Tom Graves
Other
Accountable
Each
" 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
" There should not be a micro-managing of terminology with the Library of Congress. "
Tom Graves
Should
Library
Congress
" 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
" Our objectives are clear. Let's keep the government open and protect our constituents. "
Tom Graves
Open
Government
Clear
" As the White House doors are slammed in the face of the average American, I want to know if they will still swing wide open for Hollywood and the liberal elite. Will Jay-Z and Beyonce still get to stop by for a tour, or will they be denied like those who aren't rich and famous? "
Tom Graves
Face
Stop
Rich