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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 12, 2012

And by the way, this is all an effort on the part of the president's campaign to divert attention from the fact that the president has been a failure when it comes to reigniting America's economy.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 12, 2012

I think what the president is doing is terribly destructive to the political process and be -- beneath what the people of America expected from someone who said he was going to rise above partisan politics.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 12, 2012

This is all an effort on the part of the president's campaign to divert attention from the fact that the president has been a failure when it comes to reigniting America's economy.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 12, 2012

Is that really what's expected from the campaign of the sitting president of the United States, of the Republican nominee of his party? I mean, is this the level that the Obama campaign is willing to stoop to?

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 12, 2012

There's no question but that his campaign is putting out information which is false and deceptive and dishonest and they know it and they ought to stop.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 12, 2012

Ann and I were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Alex Okrent. Prayers are with Alex's loved ones and the entire Obama campaign team.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 12, 2012

But there's a difference between being a shareholder, an owner, if you will, and being a person who's running an entity. And I had no role whatsoever in managing Bain Capital after February 1999.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 12, 2012

These kinds of attacks from his campaign are simply - completely out of character, from what we'd expect from the president. It's beneath his dignity.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 12, 2012

I want this to be a campaign about the direction for America. And about who can get America working again.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2012

Well, the most recent attacks are really off target. And I think they know that.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2012

The most recent attacks are really off target. And I think they know that.

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Rob Bishop
@robbishop· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2012

Great bill, fair rule. I urge adoption. I yield back the balance of my time and move the previous question on the resolution. The previous question was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was…

Congressional Record · 2012-07-11
Rob Bishop
@robbishop· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2012

This resolution provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 4402, which is the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, and provides for 1 hour of general debate, equally divided and controlled by the chairman…

Congressional Record · 2012-07-11
Rob Bishop
@robbishop· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2012

Madam Speaker, for the purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded…

Congressional Record · 2012-07-11
Rob Bishop
@robbishop· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2012

Madam Speaker, if the gentleman would stay here a second, I understand from the Congressional Quarterly that it is your birthday today. In which case, to the gentleman from Massachusetts, I wish you a happy birthday. I appreciate the…

Congressional Record · 2012-07-11
Rob Bishop
@robbishop· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2012

Then, Madam Speaker, let me yield myself just 1 minute. To try and put things in parameter of what we're actually doing in this bill, in the sixties to the eighties, the United States was actually the leader in the production of most of…

Congressional Record · 2012-07-11
Rob Bishop
@robbishop· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2012

Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 726 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 726 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

Congressional Record · 2012-07-11
Rob Bishop
@robbishop· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2012

Madam Speaker, I am happy to yield 5 minutes to the sponsor of this particular piece of legislation, who will do a couple of things, I hope, as he gets up there. One, he will remind us all that no environmental laws are waived by this…

Congressional Record · 2012-07-11