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Unless Social Security is reformed, young workers will not be able to depend on Social Security to provide for their retirement. Over the next twenty-five years, as the baby boomers retire and our population ages, only 2.1 workers will pay into Socia...
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On March 11, 2010, with my full support, the House Republican Conference adopted a resolution which prohibits House Republicans from submitting earmark requests for the remainder of the 111th Congress. In accordance with these new rules, I will be ob...
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House Floor Proceedings Live Video Footage Provided by C-SPAN: Watch live House proceedings through C-SPAN's website. C-SPAN Video Library: Searchable digital archives of all C-SPAN programming since 1987. Current House Proceedings Provided by the Cl...
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"Government growing beyond our consent had become a lumbering giant, slamming shut the gates of opportunity, threatening to crush the very roots of our freedom. What brought America back? The American people brought us back – with quiet courage and c...
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Education is essential to our future competitiveness in the global economy and serves our national strategic interest. Education also represents a pathway out of poverty and into the realization of the American dream. First and foremost, education is...
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Many Americans experienced a wake up call over the past year with the dramatic increases in fuel costs. People are demanding that Congress take a common sense approach to this Nation’s energy crisis. As a member of the Natural Resources Committee, I ...
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Our nation’s traditional values are at risk. At a time when our most basic rights and values need to be upheld more than ever, they are being jeopardized by the current Majority. As a father of four and as a doctor, I have personally witnessed the mi...
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Throughout the health care debate over the past year, I have consistently argued against expanding the federal government’s control over the health decisions made by individual Americans. Congress should never have passed health reform that imposes j...
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Our government’s number one priority should always be the safety and security of American citizens. We must stay on the offensive in the War on Terror while remaining vigilant here in our homeland. Entry points into the United States -- mainly our po...
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One of the most urgent issues facing our nation is today is the alarming increase of illegal immigration. America has always been a nation of immigrants, but today we face the challenge of a new influx of individuals from other countries who are comi...
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I have always believed that one of the most fundamental and important functions of the federal government, as enumerated in the Constitution, is to provide for the common defense. As home to Barksdale Air Force Base and Fort Polk/Joint Readiness Trai...
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Second Amendment The Constitution of the United States recognizes the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms. As a foundational principle of our country, the Second Amendment enshrines this right in clear, unequivocal language: “The righ...
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We owe a great debt to our nation’s veterans and their spouses, dependents, and survivors. Having served six years as a physician in the United States Navy, I have a strong personal appreciation for the sacrifices of our nation’s veterans who chose t...
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