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California Surfer Goes to Washington
Jun 22, 2011 -
You can expect to see American flags and political knickknacks in the office of most members of Congress. You don’t, however, routinely see surfboards and alcohol posters. Meet Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican representative from California whose office in the Rayburn House Office Building is a u...
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Patent Bill Helps Global Elite, Not "Little Guy"
May 25, 2011 -
Senator Coons recently wrote about a looming crisis in America -- a record backlog of patent applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. While Senator Coons is 100% correct about the importance of innovation to our economy, and about the foolishness of continuing to allow this backlog of p...
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It's Time to Cut Aid to Pakistan
May 9, 2011 -
In 1998 Pakistan’s military and intelligence services facilitated the transfer to Communist China of a Taliban recovered unexploded American Tomahawk cruise missile, which we fired in an attempt to kill Osama Bin Laden and members of al-Qeada. The Communist Chinese reversed engineered the missile a...
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Patent Reform Hurts "Little Guy."
Apr 22, 2011 -
Admit it or not, there are powerful multinational electronics companies that are out to destroy the U.S. patent system. This is not new. Over the years, global corporatists’ destructive designs on U.S. patent laws have been thwarted — just barely — by a small, less influential, bipartisan group led ...
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On The Verge Of Safe Reactors That Will Revolutionize World
Apr 1, 2011 -
The events in Japan are disastrous and heartbreaking, but they should not be used to stop us from safely utilizing nuclear energy for the benefit of our nation. As a senior member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, I am a strong advocate for safe and clean nuclear technology to...
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It’s Time to Fix a Major Flaw in Our Democracy
Mar 1, 2011 -
The recent tragic shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) has revealed a serious flaw in our constitutionally mandated system that needs to be remedied. As it stands now, the Constitution permits any mad gunman or group of terrorists to change the outcome of votes in Congress. Since the January atta...
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Roll Call recently featured my office in their "Office Space" section.
Jan 27, 2011 -
Surfing is not a sport one expects a 63-year-old Member of Congress to claim for a hobby, but then again, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is no ordinary Congressman. The 12-term California Republican has had a storied political career that is peppered with adventure. His tenure includes sneaking off to the f...
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Thank you to our Veterans
Nov 11, 2010 -
Veterans’ Day is a day held close to the hearts of every American, with November 11 of each year serving as a day of honor for American veterans of all wars and conflicts. America is founded on the principles of freedom, justice, & liberty for all. Today, take a sacred moment to remember those who s...
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Burma: The Next Nuclear Rogue?
Sep 24, 2010 -
Over the past decade, while America has struggled with intractable conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, ominous long-term changes in the international landscape have evolved into an ugly new reality. Once we have freed ourselves from the mayhem of Iraq and Afghanistan, we may be shocked to find that o...
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