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Duncan Hunter

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Duncan Hunter is a former Republican U.S. Representative from California, serving from 2009 to 2019. He represented California's 50th congressional district and was known for his strong support of military and veteran issues, as well as his advocacy for conservative fiscal policies. During his tenure, Hunter served on the House Armed Services Committee, where he focused on defense-related legislation. He was also involved in various initiatives related to border security and immigration reform.

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Oct 11, 2011

If you want a recipe not to get people to work, adopt that current proposal.

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Oct 11, 2011

the employer does have unfettered access and they have unfettered access at work, where they control the employee's work life.

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Oct 11, 2011

No, there are no sanctions for filing frivolous appeals.

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Oct 11, 2011

The only jobs it would create would be for people taking care of the warehouse full of paper for all the appeals that are going to wind up being filed in order to prevent workers from having the opportunity to organize.

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Oct 4, 2011

I think adding this is just--as Captain Moak said, we are not going to need this because there won't be any need for it because our skies will be clear.

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Oct 4, 2011

I urge this Congress to do all it can to preserve the integrity of GPS.

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Sep 21, 2011

If a tsunami hit someplace, somebody may want to understand what the problem looks like.

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Sep 21, 2011

I believe that our future, SOCOM's future, lies in the theater of Special Operations Forces.

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Sep 21, 2011

Are you guys happy with the Littoral Combat Ship [LCS] and its capability?

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Sep 20, 2011

It is time to reexamine the way schools are held responsible for preparing children for success.

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Sep 20, 2011

Thank you again for your important contribution to the work of the Committee.

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Sep 20, 2011

It was great hearing the word 'parent' uttered from your mouths over and over and over again.

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Sep 20, 2011

Decades of growing federal intervention in the nation's classrooms have done little to boost student achievement levels.

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Sep 20, 2011

We can all agree a strong accountability system is vital for effectively monitoring and improving student achievement.

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Sep 9, 2011

My amendment is pretty simple. It requests that the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, 120 days after the passage of this bill, submit a plan and execute the plan to develop a coordinated strategy between our…

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Sep 9, 2011

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: After section 501 (page 51, after line 18), insert the following new section: SEC. 502. STRATEGY TO COUNTER…

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Sep 8, 2011

I also want to extend my appreciation to Chairman Kline for his leadership and tireless work toward improving the quality of education for America's children, as well as Ranking Member Kildee, my colleague on the subcommittee and full…

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May 25, 2011

This amendment is very simple. The most important assets we have in our United States military are our personnel, the men and women that we move around. They get moved around, they usually don't have a choice of where they move from base…

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May 25, 2011

I would like to inquire how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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May 25, 2011

I would like to yield the balance of my time to the gentlelady from Washington (Mrs. McMorris Rodgers). Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. I appreciate the gentleman yielding, and I rise in strong support of Mr. Hunter's amendment. Last November, we…

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May 25, 2011

I would obviously urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment and yield back the balance of my time.

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May 25, 2011

I would like to yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from California and chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Mr. McKeon. Mr. McKEON. I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for working with the staff to try to…

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May 25, 2011

I have an amendment at the desk, Madam Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new section: SEC. 5__. PILOT PROGRAM ON…

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May 13, 2011

Today I will introduce the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act, the first in a series of proposals to reform education in America. There is an urgent need to fix what is broken in our Nation's education system. Roughly…

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Mar 30, 2011

I stated that reasonable people have serious questions about our knowledge of the state of the science, the evidence, and what constitutes a proportional response.

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