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Sam Farr

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Sam Farr is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, serving California's 17th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. During his tenure, Farr was known for his advocacy on environmental issues, particularly in relation to coastal protection and sustainable agriculture. He played a significant role in promoting volunteerism and community service, as evidenced by his support for the National and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000.

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Feb 29, 2016

We finally got around to realizing that the military is an institution of government.

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Feb 29, 2016

I have to confess something here: I am an addict. I have been told that our office is one of the 10 top users of CRS.

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Feb 29, 2016

I think what we need to do is leave behind or allow staff members from the Library of Congress and CRS to travel to these emerging democracies and work with their staffs.

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Feb 29, 2016

It is a good thing we are leading by example.

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Feb 29, 2016

I think this is going to generate another research question for CRS, the question being why can't we use private donations for restoration projects here in the Capitol.

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Feb 29, 2016

So the question is for Congress to approve it or you can't do the co-location.

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Feb 29, 2016

What we always forget to do is to help professionalize the legislative branch of government.

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Feb 29, 2016

I hope that we can use--I mean, the dream here, the idea is, if we are going to move one, let's move all, and let's all be in one place.

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Feb 29, 2016

So here we are going to take all our staff, and you have got to go through double, triple inspection, but Members can walk in here with a weapon and you don't even know if they have it, to get away with it.

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Feb 29, 2016

I think it is time that we revisit that.

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Feb 29, 2016

Can you answer that question on the budget neutral, whether it is budget neutral or not?

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Feb 29, 2016

If we are going to not allow anybody else to have weapons in this Capitol, you certainly shouldn't allow Members to have them.

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