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.
One of the ways that you reduce risk off of anything, you buy down risk, is by having knowledge.
Look, let us raise the passenger facility charge, a user fee only on people who go through that airport, and we will forgo the AIP [Airport Improvement Program].
Oh, you can charge me $50 to put my bag in the overhead, and I will keep flying and smiling.
sometimes there are folks in my own party who don't believe we should invest in infrastructure.
So here are three steps we could take to put nearly $600 billion to work, some of it tomorrow.
But the single most important thing the United States could do to be more competitive is to lower the corporate tax rate for C-corporations.
And, yes, stand up to the airlines and say, 'Look, come on, you know, we want people to have a good experience both in the air and on the ground.'
I look forward to working with you so that we can strike the right balance between worker safety and progress.
He turns to me and he says: Lieutenant Hunter, good to see you. I said: good to see you, sir. I was already sweating and shaking, speaking to a one-star general officer. For a lieutenant, that could be very trying. He said: Did you kill…
We need polar icebreakers. This body is going to push; Mr. Garamendi and I are going to push and push until we have polar icebreakers and we have at least \1/140\ the capability of Russia. That is a pretty low bar that we are setting for…
I thank the gentleman and my great friend from California. Mr. Speaker, the parties to this settlement have been working towards a resolution for almost 50 years; so I will keep my remarks brief so that we don't delay them any further…
freedom of navigation is not just a American issue; it is a global, it is a multilateral issue
the United States should be more true to that policy and when appropriate, implement countermeasures, lawful countermeasures, against countries such as China
I would join my colleague, Bonnie Glaser, and say that I believe that the United States should join the U.N.
High-speed rail is working breathtakingly well everywhere else in the world.
you could save a couple hundred million dollars, possibly, say $200 million, build two
But you need a CIWS on this, or--what--do you need to shoot rockets or missiles off its surface?
Meeting the Coast Guard maritime safety, search and rescue, fishery law enforcement, oil spill response in the Arctic, does that require a military vessel?





