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David Rivera
@davidrivera· Republican · FL· Feb 14, 2012

The schedule the Park Service itself publicly posted for the project shows the agency publishing a draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS) last month. That didn't happen.

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David Rivera
@davidrivera· Republican · FL· Feb 14, 2012

From the perspective of wanting to protect the natural integrity of the Park, I think it's much more preferable to have power lines on the outside edge of the Park than running right through the middle of the Park.

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David Rivera
@davidrivera· Republican · FL· Feb 14, 2012

I cannot overstate the gravity of this situation, which seriously calls into question the Government of Egypt's commitment to the principles of democratic governance.

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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Feb 14, 2012

Yet there is concern that the alternatives to detention generally leads to higher levels of absconding, which adds additional support and security problems as well.

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Niki Tsongas
@nikitsongas· Democratic · MA· Feb 14, 2012

As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates have both noted, our rising debt has implications for both our influence around the world and our ability to project strength.

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Feb 14, 2012

Everything you just described could have been said in 1979 about Iran.

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Feb 14, 2012

I think it is important for the President to be putting his marker down to say that we need to examine the form and shape of government.

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Feb 14, 2012

I think that it created something in terms of a dynamic that improved productivity and morale.

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Gerry Connolly
@gerryconnolly· Democratic · VA· Feb 14, 2012

I particularly wanted to welcome my home state Senator, soon to be the senior senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Mark Warner.

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· Feb 14, 2012

They talk a lot about it, but their budgets do not reflect that, and I also hear a lot of talk about Simpson-Bowles, which I support, but you know what? This administration walked away from it.

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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Feb 14, 2012

I look at a little card here that I have that lists a number of things to deal with regulatory barriers that come from government.

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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Feb 14, 2012

The intent is, as I understand it, to enhance savings in the detention program, which it is less expensive when you think of $122 per day on average for a detention bed.

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· Feb 14, 2012

You ought to at least present a budget which says, 'I do not care, 50 years from now.' Make it some time, but tell us when, if we adopt this spending plan, when we will achieve a balanced budget, and quit adding to the debt.

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· Feb 14, 2012

What the American people want to know is how much deficit are we going to add to our current deficit if we were to pass this blueprint this year, which I understand is $1.3 trillion.

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Cedric Richmond
@cedricrichmond· Democratic · LA· Feb 14, 2012

Can you at least advocate on our behalf that the commitment was made, people made decisions based on it, and it would be the right thing to do to live up to the commitment to waive the repayment of those disaster loans?

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Cedric Richmond
@cedricrichmond· Democratic · LA· Feb 14, 2012

the right thing to do is to honor that commitment to waive the repayment of those disaster loans.

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