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I'm not real happy that we are here this late in the session, ... But we are not going to be pushed out of town with a bad deal.
Dennis Hastert
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John McCain ought to visit our young men and women at Walter Reed and Bethesda. There is sacrifice in this country.
Dennis Hastert
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We're very, very happy with the decisions we've made.
Dennis Hastert
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On this historic day, it is a high honor and rather humbling that a great number of my colleagues have come to me and urged me to lead the House into the 21st century, ... It is a calling that I have not sought. However, it is a duty that I cannot ignore.
Dennis Hastert
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It's just working people one by one, one at a time.
Dennis Hastert
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We've got a solid balanced approach, ... No one has any idea what the cost implication would be if you went too far.
Dennis Hastert
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The United States has a rich immigrant background and continues to benefit from the arrival of law-abiding citizens of other cultures and nationalities. But in this age of terrorism we cannot be lax when it comes to controlling our borders.
Dennis Hastert
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The two priorities have to find a commonality. That's what this negotiation is about.
Dennis Hastert
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For sharing your husband with us, for your steadfast love and for your great faith.
Dennis Hastert
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It's a tough time my friends. We need to make sacrifices to ensure our troops have the tools they need in order to get the job done. This budget will help us win the War on Terror.
Dennis Hastert
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The American people want us to go to work. They want us to produce good policy, ... The ability for us to save Social Security and Medicare in the future, the ability to give American workers and working families more of their money so that they can keep it in their pocket instead of giving it to the tax collectors.
Dennis Hastert
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Well, you know, even a freshman in college who is studying economics knows that if you cap the cost of being able to recoup your investment that people who want to invest aren't going to do it.
Dennis Hastert
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We need a tax code that recognizes that working families need help, ... They don't need the federal government picking their pocket and taking money out of their account just because they're married.
Dennis Hastert
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Working people are bearing the brunt of the EPA's inaction.
Dennis Hastert
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We still have much work to do. The American people care little about procedure, but they care a lot about final results.
Dennis Hastert
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The president and I agree that we need to bring closure to the remaining differences between the House and Senate.
Dennis Hastert
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These companies need to invest in America's energy infrastructure and resources. ... The oil companies need to do their part.
Dennis Hastert
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If I were the president, I'd call the Congress back on the second of January to finish the work, ... I plan to have a talk with the president today.
Dennis Hastert
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We have some work that we have to finish up. We had a meeting with the White House last night to try to start to lay out those parameters of getting done.
Dennis Hastert
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When you really look in depth, the reason we're losing people offshore is the inequity of our tax code as compared to our competitors overseas.
Dennis Hastert
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Congress has always been for the people and by the people. And in keeping with the great traditions of our country, we need to keep it that way.
Dennis Hastert
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System Of A Down/ Mars Volta Tour Dates Announced.
Dennis Hastert
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This is the key that opens us up to negotiate.
Dennis Hastert
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We need to clarify it. We need to work on it. We will continue to do that.
Dennis Hastert
