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Paul Gosar

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Paul Anthony Gosar is an American politician and dentist serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 4th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Gosar has been involved in various legislative efforts and has taken positions on issues such as wildlife management and economic policies affecting rural communities. He has been a vocal advocate for his constituents, often addressing concerns related to agriculture and land use in Arizona. Gosar has also been known for his controversial statements and positions on various national issues.

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Jul 18, 2012

Once again, I am a science-based guy.

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Jul 18, 2012

Is this based on faulty science or real science?

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Jul 18, 2012

Being from Arizona, there is a war on coal.

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Jul 18, 2012

The President made it clear that his goal was to increase costs for people who work and mine coal.

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Jul 18, 2012

I am not here to reward bad behavior, because that is what you are eliciting here.

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Jul 18, 2012

Government, a lot of times, is the problem. It is called that knee jerk reaction.

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Jul 12, 2012

If the current bureaucratic gridlock was in place 150 years ago, I do not believe Arizona could exist as it does today. Copper would not be one of our five founding Cs. Let's restore some sanity to the permitting process and get American…

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Jul 9, 2012

What good is expanding Medicaid if the program is such a bad deal for providers that a Medicaid card isn't worth the paper it is printed on.

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Jul 9, 2012

The law also contains over 100 new boards, panels, and groups of bureaucrats to manage and dictate healthcare decisions.

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Jul 9, 2012

Today's hearing will examine the ways in which this promise has rung false.

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Jul 9, 2012

We need a patient-centered reform, not reform dictated to every doctor's office in the country from bureaucrats.

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Jul 9, 2012

If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor; period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan; period.

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Jun 26, 2012

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Nadler

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Jun 18, 2012

Mr. Hamilton could never have envisioned what is now the norm. In the realm of species conservation, the court is much more than an equal partner with congress and the executive; it is the driving force behind the purse, and the policy.

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Jun 18, 2012

In the Federalist #78, Alexander Hamilton wrote that the judicial branch is the weakest branch of the federal government; saying that the court has 'no influence over either the sword or the purse.'

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Jun 18, 2012

While I may not always agree with the outcome of an open and public process for species conservation, I prefer that process any day of the week to the very private and privileged decision-making process of the courts.

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Jun 18, 2012

If my bill becomes law, the litigious environmentalists can still litigate over procedures and paperwork, they simply cannot expect the tax-payer to pay them to do it any longer.

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May 20, 2012

The sensible approach would be to reject the proposal for more set asides of essential habitat until and unless the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can actually demonstrate how this habitat will reverse the Spotted Owl's decline and that an…

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May 20, 2012

Recent reports have highlighted the increase of crystal meth seizures both in Mexico and here in Arizona.

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Apr 25, 2012

The Federal Government does not know all, and I think that is what is so offensive

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Apr 25, 2012

I am a little bit tired of the one size fits all, and it seems like it is characteristic of this Administration over and over and over again

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Apr 25, 2012

This Administration believes that Big Brother knows everything and should dictate everything

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Apr 25, 2012

I find it very offensive into that aspect.

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Apr 25, 2012

Mr. English, as a former Congressman, you are very aware of how Congress authorized the power projects...

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Apr 25, 2012

I mean, precedence gives us that denotation, right? When you see an Administration leading by administrative fiat, the apple does not fall far from the tree, does it?

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