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January 18, 2011
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House Chamber, Washington, D.C. January 18, 2011.

M. Speaker:

The central promises of Obamacare were that it would bend health costs down and wouldn’t threaten existing plans.

We now know that both these claims were false.

Issues:Healthcare
January 12, 2011
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House Chamber, Washington, D.C. January 12, 2011. M. Speaker:

I haven’t gotten to know Gabrielle Giffords yet, and I thank God that by His grace, I haven’t lost the chance to do so.

I didn’t know those Americans who came to speak with her that day.

January 7, 2011
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House Chamber, Washington, D.C. January 7, 2011. M. Speaker:

Much of my district comprises forests managed by the U.S. Forest Service. Over the last two years, I have received a growing volume of complaints protesting the increasingly exclusionary and elitist policies of this agency.

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal Issues
January 6, 2011
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House Chamber, Washington, D.C. January 6, 2011. M. Speaker:

I rise to express the hope that historians will look back on the 112th Congress as the session that restored American prosperity – and to express my strong agreement with the new leaders of this House who have declared that every action of this body must be measured against this goal.

Issues:Fiscal and EconomicGovernment Regulation
December 22, 2010
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M. Speaker:

This lame duck session is rapidly descending into farce. I believe this House is now in danger of becoming a caricature of everything the American people rejected in November: incompetence, arrogance, and a complete detachment from reality.

Issues:Government Regulation
December 21, 2010
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House Chamber, Washington, D.C. December 21, 2010. Mr. Speaker:

On November 2nd, the American people spoke loudly and clearly: stop the spending.

Instead of graciously bowing to the public will, the Left has embarked on a frantic lame-duck spending spree with a majority already turned out of office by the voters.

Issues:Fiscal and EconomicGovernment Regulation
December 16, 2010
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House Chamber, Washington, D.C. December 16, 2010. M. Speaker: I commend the Senate for passing the tax relief measure yesterday, and I hope that the House passes it today.

According to the CBO, this bill comprises $136 billion in additional spending and $721 billion in tax relief. That means fifteen percent of this bill is spending – the other 85 percent is tax relief:

Issues:Fiscal and Economic
December 14, 2010
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House Chamber, Washington, D.C. December 14, 2010.

M. Speaker:

Issues:Local Issues
November 30, 2010
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Mr. Speaker: Titles 3 through 6 of the bill purport to settle four water rights claims against the United States by signing away the public’s right to nearly 300 BILLION gallons of water annually AND in perpetuity -- in addition to spending more than $1.2 billion.

Issues:Fiscal and EconomicNatural Resources Committee
October 27, 2010
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El Dorado Hills, California, October 25, 2010.


In a moment of breathtaking condescension during the debate over ObamaCare, Nancy Pelosi said, “We have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it…”

Issues:Fiscal and EconomicHealthcareLocal Issues