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Darrell Issa

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Darrell Edward Issa is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party and previously served in Congress from 2001 to 2019, representing California's 49th congressional district. Throughout his political career, Issa has been known for his focus on free enterprise and has been involved in various legislative efforts related to business and economic issues.

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Sep 28, 2009

We must work on a bipartisan basis to recognize that, for example, the Veterans Administration, which plans to make available more than 3 million H1N1 doses this year, does so to Federal workers and veterans without fear of lawsuit…

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Sep 28, 2009

You are not prepared to support it at this time but you are not ruling out supporting it at a national level?

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Sep 28, 2009

Today we will examine the H1N1 pandemic flu, and many will say we're not examining it for the first time.

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Sep 28, 2009

And within that, is there a difference in trimester? Has there been any study showing that level of vulnerability just before delivery versus early gestation?

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Sep 28, 2009

It is very clear that the flu--the flu virus can mutate as it migrates; it has, in all the years since the many outbreaks.

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Sep 28, 2009

A substantial amount. Some yes, some no. So a patient can say I want metal-free or Thimerosal-free?

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Sep 28, 2009

So those who might otherwise not get a shot should ask for a single dose, Thimerosal-free dose, and it should be reasonably available on request?

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Jul 28, 2009

I will tell you that this disk, Mr. Chairman, to me represents a referral to the AG.

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Jul 28, 2009

I think, as both of us are saying in various ways, today is clearly deja vu all over again.

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Jul 28, 2009

if you condone, allow, and induce this to happen, you are guilty of cooperation and participation in every criminal act.

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Jul 28, 2009

It is very clear that little has changed.

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Jul 28, 2009

Mr. Chairman, identity theft should be at the heart of our concern.

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Jul 20, 2009

I hope today, in addition to all the other questions that you are prepared to answer how you are going to bring some fairness to the process after the fact.

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Jul 20, 2009

I hope that you can shed some light on how when in fact franchises that had real value had them taken away through government fiat.

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Jul 13, 2009

If you can't get it right in D.C., you can't get it right in public trains around the country.

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Jun 22, 2009

The Osprey has certainly had a checkered past.

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Jun 22, 2009

Like Ike Skelton from Missouri, I believe we have to make you prove it.

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Jun 2, 2009

The very nature of what we are asking them to do almost guarantees that it is going to be to the benefit of BlackRock.

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Jun 2, 2009

You can have separate pews, but if you go to the same church, it will cross over.

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May 20, 2009

Chrysler and GM should in fact in bankruptcy in their plan void all the contracts and require people to bid value to be franchise dealers again.

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May 20, 2009

Chrysler has a fiduciary obligation to its creditors to maximize that value.

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May 19, 2009

I believe I should have standing, that I am in doubt as to whether or not, unresolved, I can believe in the briefings that I am receiving from the IT community.

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May 19, 2009

I am a Member of Congress. If CIA is lying to any of us, and I have been briefed many times by them on the Intelligence Committee, it puts me in a position of not being able to do my job properly.

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May 19, 2009

Well, then, with my remaining time, I would assert that I believe I should have standing, that I am in doubt as to whether or not, unresolved, I can believe in the briefings that I am receiving from the IT community.

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May 19, 2009

If CIA is lying to any of us, and I have been briefed many times by them on the Intelligence Committee, it puts me in a position of not being able to do my job properly.

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