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Lummis: Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Would Be Unfair to Rural Americans
Jul 25, 2011 -
With gas prices hovering near $4 a gallon, families are taking common-sense measures to tighten their belts. Carpooling, cutting back on driving and buying more fuel-efficient vehicles are among the solutions many Americans are using to deal with the pain at the pump and the havoc it is creating on ...
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Confronting America's Debt Crisis
May 1, 2011 -
If Washington continues the status quo, the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the backbone of Medicare coverage, will go broke by 2020 and will be unable to pay out scheduled benefits. Anyone who says America can continue down the same old road is not telling the truth. Republicans know that ...
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Wake Up, Washington
Mar 24, 2011 -
Abundant, affordable energy is inextricably linked to the economic health of our country – on that most of us can agree. Energy fuels American businesses and jobs, and access to it is essential to our national security. As people all over America witness the unrest in North Africa and the Middle Eas...
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Winning the Future, Rhetoric vs. Reality
Feb 17, 2011 -
Is the President’s new “winning the future” slogan about America succeeding, or is it about his 2012 campaign hopes? President Obama’s FY2012 budget proposal makes it clear that he did indeed punt on making the difficult choices our country badly needs. He even failed to use the recommendations of h...
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President Obama must focus on goals and roles
Nov 9, 2010 -
In an interview with "60 Minutes" on Sunday, President Obama called last week's midterm elections, which saw Republicans take over the House and gain six seats in the Senate, a “shellacking." In the same interview, the president blamed the election results on his failure to properly convince the Ame...
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Bring On Obama's E-Team 2.0, Please
Oct 22, 2010 -
Columnist George Will aptly described the Obama administration as "implacably hostile toward free enterprise." One example of this its crusade to arbitrarily demonize American couples who make more than $250,000 as rich, greedy and unworthy. Couples who make less than $250,000 per year are encourage...
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Free job creators to put millions back to work
Oct 18, 2010 -
Two years after President Barack Obama promised hope and change, Americans will visit the polls again. Fewer Americans have jobs, Washington spending is out of control and deficits and the debt have exploded. September’s stagnant 9.6 percent jobless rate adds up to four months straight of falling jo...
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Obama’s War on Coal
Aug 19, 2010 -
It’s no secret that President Obama is not a fan of coal. That’s an understatement. If there ever was a question about the Administration’s feelings on coal, it’s simple – just take a look at the people the President has hired to carry out his agenda. “Coal is my worst nightmare.” This statement did...
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Missouri Got It Right
Aug 6, 2010 -
Over the August district work period, I am meeting with the doctors and staff of hospitals all over Wyoming about how they are preparing for the impact of Obamacare. As experts continue to unveil more of the bill’s repercussions, it’s becoming clearer why this 3,000-page bill that affects every Amer...
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