Ralph Regula Quotes

United States, Politician
December 3, 1924 – July, 19, 2017.

Ralph Straus Regula (December 3, 1924 – July 19, 2017) was the United States Representative for Ohio's 16th congressional district from 1973 to 2009. He retired in January 2009 after 18 consecutive terms. He was a member of the Republican Party. In the 110th Congress (2007–2009), he was the second longest serving Republican member of the House of Representatives (after Bill Young of Florida).

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People underestimate the impact they can have on the process through contact with legislators. By being part of an organized group in an area that you have an interest in, you can multiply the impact of your own ideas.

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- People
- Ideas
- Impact
My priorities are to make sure we get the prescription drug bill, that we fund the research in NIH adequately, and that we fund the Center for Disease Control adequately.

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- Control
- Drug
- Research

In my 31 years in Congress, I have seen a lot of changes. We made some substantial policy changes that have improved our parks system and our public lands.

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- Years
- Changes
- Congress
We have the Troops to Teachers program, which encourages retired military individuals to go into teaching.

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- Military
- Go
- Teachers
I want to emphasize having good, dedicated teachers in every classroom. We have the Teach for America program, which I strongly support.

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You are embarking on the greatest marathon of your career.

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- Career
- Greatest
- Marathon
They obviously like to have wood fiber at a reasonable rate to build theirhomes, to achieve their dreams in terms of housing. But they also like themultiple use of the Forest Service.

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- Rate
- Wood
- Fiber
The American public is somewhat ambivalent about what they expect out of thenational forest.

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