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The American public, especially the people of the Gulf Coast region, deserve to know what happened in the early days of the storm. At every level of government - local, state and federal - the initial response was simply unacceptable, ... push for answers.
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We believe we need to stimulate this economy.
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Today, America mourns the loss of a woman who changed our nation.
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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.
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The Kerry plan is simple: Add more money to our national deficit, spend more money here in Washington, raise taxes on job creation.
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It's a good blueprint for America's future, ... We're also pleased this Congress can get its work done.
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Whatever we do, before putting in billions of dollars, let's make sure lives are not put in jeopardy.
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For sharing your husband with us, for your steadfast love and for your great faith.
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I reiterated again that if there is a large dollar number, and an agreement, talk to us, because we have to appropriate that money.
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We need to clarify it. We need to work on it. We will continue to do that.
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You know, when companies who have made a commitment and have legacy costs and all of a sudden want to walk away from that commitment and lay it on the federal government, that's a problem. It's a fiscal problem for us.
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By keeping the Internet free of discriminatory taxes, we've encouraged companies and consumers to do their business in the electronic marketplace, ... Congress originally enacted the moratorium to prevent thousands of state and local taxing jurisdictions from using the Internet as a cash cow. Rather than slow down the Internet with a slew of new taxes, we ought to extend the moratorium to allow the Web to reach its full potential.
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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.
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We're willing to look at offsets if there are viable offsets.
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We welcome him to this cathedral of democracy and look forward to hearing from him.
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We want to learn from this effort so that every level of government is prepared when the next emergency occurs, ... follows long established precedence from similar investigations under both Democratic and Republican majorities.
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Republicans believe that the federal government plays a limited but very important federal role in education. We simply want to help schools get the money that they need to improve education without so many Washington strings attached.
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Let's hope that we can put this lawsuit behind us.
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Congress will not use Social Security as a pot of gold to fund foreign aid.
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We ought to take a second look at it. But you know we build Los Angeles and San Francisco on top of earthquake fissures and they rebuild too. Stubbornness.
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We are going to rebuild this city. We can help replace, we can relieve disaster.
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I invite my Democratic colleagues to join in this effort, ... We all agree that in many areas, the initial relief response to Hurricane Katrina was unacceptable at the local, state and federal levels.
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The Clinton Administration has been downsizing the military for the last seven years, and the Kosovo crisis has exposed how our national security is now in real danger.
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The President has the responsibility to tell us his thoughts on how to confront these growing problems.
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