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The Democratic Party's Trojan horse
Aug 26, 2007
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Florida TodayAugust 26, 2007REP. DAVE WELDON GUEST COLUMNISTIn recent weeks, FLORIDA TODAY has run a cartoon criticizing my vote against a massive $160 billion increase to the State Children's Health Improvement Program (SCHIP) as a vote against healthcare for needy children.Unfortunately, they fail...
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Democrats Abuse Power to Give Illegal Immigrants Taxpayer-Funded Welfare Benefits
Aug 6, 2007
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Before Congress adjourned for the August recess, the new Democrat majority managed to do what no Congress in 218 years of Congressional history has ever done: erase a vote from the record because it didn’t like the outcome.Though it’s an infamous accomplishment that no Democrat will tout to voters b...
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Rebuilding after the Storm
Jul 3, 2007
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In 2004, three major hurricanes -- Charley, Frances and Jeanne -- came to Florida's shores. Charley brought a 7-foot storm surge, produced 16 tornadoes and left damage estimated to be near $15 billion, making it the third-costliest hurricane in U.S. history.Frances produced a storm surge of ne...
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“Incendiary?” So Be It.
May 21, 2007
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In 2004, Congress approved the President’s Vision for Space Exploration, which included a renewed commitment to the manned space program, returning to the moon by 2020, and possibly on to Mars thereafter. The key component to making this plan affordable was retiring the aging Space Shuttle and...
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AMT: a tax hike by any other name
Apr 7, 2007
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What if one day, while you're minding your own business, some government agency came up to you and said they're about to fine you $1,000. Later, they admit, it was all a mistake but they say, "look, we just can't afford to lose that money. How about if we don't call it a fine and we get the money an...
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Human Space Flight at the Crossroads
Mar 7, 2007
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America’s space program traces its roots to the beginning of aviation – the first powered flights of Orville and Wilbur Wright. The Wright brothers were driven by the most American of qualities: the passion to create, invent, explore, and understand our world. Sixty years after that hallmark e...
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Short Sea Shipping a Good Choice for Florida’s Future
Dec 1, 2006
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The ability to cost-effectively transport goods to domestic markets is vital to Florida’s economy. Take our citrus industry for example. In any given year, Florida citrus growers ship hundreds of millions of dollars worth of citrus products to key markets around the country. Like m...
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We Must Remain Vigilant in the War on Terror
Oct 1, 2006
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Winning the global War on Terror is the most important challenge facing our current generation. Like the “Greatest Generation” before us, we did not ask for this war. On 9/11, as on November 7, 1941, the enemy leveled a sneak attack on U.S. territory, killing thousands of Americans and s...
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Why Amnesty to Illegal Immigrants Will Undermine Social Security
Sep 1, 2006
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Ending illegal immigration is one of my highest priorities as your Congressman. This past summer, the House of Representatives passed a reform bill, as did the Senate. The two bills, however, are very different. The Senate version would provide amnesty to over 12 million illegal immigrants. The Hous...
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Online Gambling Sites Prey on Easy Targets for Big Money
Jun 27, 2006
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If you've peeked at your junk e-mail lately, you may have noticed a solicitation or two from Internet gambling Web sites. They offer access to unlimited and anonymous online games of blackjack or Texas hold-em poker. Many have asked me about this trend and how it came about.Internet gambling has gro...
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