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NET NEUTRALITY VS. FREE SPEECH
Nov 18, 2009
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Mr. Speaker, the different ways we get our information in America have changed dramatically over the last few decades. We've gone from rabbit ears on our TV sets to cable satellite dishes and broadband. In the next decades, everything--radio, television, Internet, telephones--...
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BRUISING THE CONSTITUTION
Nov 4, 2009
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Mr. Speaker, the government-run universal health care bill forces businesses and citizens to buy the government-approved insurance whether they want to or not, and whether they can afford it or not. This is a totalitarian concept.
The Constitution does not give this oppressi...
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THE TENACIOUS WARRIOR
Oct 29, 2009
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Madam Speaker, America is about people. Who we are and what we are is because of the people who are Americans. They are individuals who have lived and died and influenced the rest of us because of their tenacious spirit and determination.
Madam Speaker, I am a history fan. I...
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HEALTH CARE BILL--CONSTITUTIONAL?
Oct 29, 2009
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Madam Speaker, the universal health care bill forces businesses and individuals to purchase health insurance. It raises at least two constitutional issues.
The Constitution doesn't give the Federal Government direct authority to compel the purchase of health insurance. So th...
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THE LIBERTY TREE AXED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Oct 28, 2009
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Mr. Speaker, talk radio today is like the Liberty Tree in Revolutionary War times.
The first Liberty Tree was in Boston where the Sons of Liberty would gather around a large elm tree in the public square. They would talk about the issues of the day and voice their politica...
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THE SCORE: AMERICAN FLAG 1--FLAG POLICE 0
Oct 15, 2009
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Madam Speaker, the Oak Parks Apartments in Albany, Oregon, this week decided to ban American flags. The apartment manager said American flags might offend somebody in the community, so she issued a dictate: fly Old Glory, and you get evicted. American flag sticker on your car ...
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HALLOWEEN HEALTH CARE
Oct 13, 2009
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Madam Speaker, somewhere in the deep, dark, moldy caverns of this Capitol building, known only to the very few, the taxacrats are very busy writing their Halloween health care bill. They want to shove it through Congress before Halloween. How appropriate a date for that nightm...
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ROBERT CLENNEY--TEXAS LAWMAN
Oct 8, 2009
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Mr. Speaker, Highlands, Texas, lost a lawman to a tragic traffic collision last Saturday night. Harris County Precinct 3 Deputy Constable Robert Clenney was hit by a car from behind and spun into oncoming traffic where he again was hit head-on by a pickup truck. He was 38 year...
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DANCING WITH CZARS
Oct 7, 2009
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Madam Speaker, we have 45 czars in America, and the dance card keeps growing. The President has the right to get advice from as many people as he wants to. And that's not new with our Presidents, and that is not a problem. Advisers are one thing, but policymakers are another t...
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DANCING WITH THE CZARS
Sep 29, 2009
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Mr. Speaker, we have 44 czars in America and the dance card keeps growing. The new czar for the day is the safe schools czar.
Add that to the Afghanistan-Pakistan czar, the AIDS czar, auto recovery czar, behavioral science czar, bailout czar, border czar, car czar, climate change czar, copyright...
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