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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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Sep 29, 2015

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, there has been a lot of talk here about a bill that is only two pages long. You have heard a lot of talk about and a lot of misstatements of fact about Planned Parenthood. But guess…

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Sep 18, 2015

I don't think anybody on your side has read the bill. It doesn't do anything that you have talked about. It doesn't stop abortions. It doesn't stop any of those other issues that are already illegal. It does one thing: It shuts down…

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Sep 10, 2015

I have been listening to this debate all day, and I really have to be, I guess, angered by the amount of misstatement of fact here and about this House being so negative about this country and about our President. You can't get away with…

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Jul 23, 2015

The problem is that this community policing, the problem is this bill just busts all that, all the trust that has been built. As Congresswoman Lofgren said, the San Francisco deal was a big screwup between law enforcement. But don't…

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Jul 23, 2015

I represent many small communities in California that have a lot of gang violence. It is mostly Hispanic young men against Hispanic young men. They are not undocumented. They are actually second-generation gangs, a lot of killings. In…

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Jun 16, 2015

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following new section: SEC. 3__. REPORT ON CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF…

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Jun 16, 2015

Today, I rise to offer an amendment which strengthens the process for granting security clearances to those working in the intelligence community through a continuous evaluation process. This amendment directs the National Intelligence…

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Jun 4, 2015

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, this is the bill, and the language that we are trying to strike out reads: ``None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to facilitate new scheduled air transportation…

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Jun 3, 2015

Well, with all due respect, that is not what your law says. It says: None of the funds made available by this act may be used to prosecute or hold liable any person or corporation for a violation of the provision of law found in section…

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Jun 3, 2015

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am referring the remarks to the Madam Chair. Look, deleting this ability for the National Ocean Policy--by the way, we haven't appropriated money. No money is being spent on it. But we are smart about getting 70…

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Jun 3, 2015

I thank the gentleman for yielding. What selective memory you have. You say that the President is abusing his authority. Do you know who first asked for this? President Bush. He is the one that created the Commission and asked for those…

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Jun 3, 2015

What is broken that needs fixing? These are laws that have been in place for 100 years. In fact, they are laws that have been implemented because the United States has signed treaties with other countries that share our migratory fowl…

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