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Kendrick Meek

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Feb 9, 2005

Well, maybe he did not. But I do not think anyone has it, and I think there is a lot of Federal jet fuel being burned flying throughout the country, lining up individuals that are excited to see the President of the United States, but who…

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Jan 6, 2005

Ohio was granted an opportunity today not afforded to my home state of Florida in 2000, and for that I am thankful. I express my gratitude to Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio and Senator Barbara Boxer of California for raising…

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Sep 23, 2004

I want to let the gentlewoman know how excited I am, not about the prospect but about the reality of the number of individuals who will vote this election. The stakes are high. This election is beyond personalities. It is personal. It is…

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Sep 23, 2004

I will try to live up to that as we move on. It is a great pleasure to serve with the gentlewoman from Ohio, with all of the trials and tribulations that her constituents and the people of Ohio with the loss of jobs. As we know, in Florida…

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Sep 23, 2004

once again it is an honor to come before the U.S. House of Representatives to be able to share a few things with the American people. Mr. Speaker, I think it is important that we reflect on this period as we stand as a country. A lot has…

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Sep 21, 2004

I must say that I voted against this very bill last year in solidarity with many of my friends who are against embargo and want to put pressure on Castro. I believe in that, but I believe that we have crossed the line now as it relates to…

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Jul 20, 2004

Not sure how you will be able to pay your share of the $2.9 trillion deficit and afford Outcast tickets. That is important there. The Outcast tickets are important. I want to add to the American people that the Congressional Budget Office…

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Jul 20, 2004

I will tell you this: It would be good for politics. But, do you know something? I have to go back to the numbers. The numbers speak for themselves. The reason why this is serious business and the reason why week after week we come back…

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Jul 20, 2004

A draftee is not what you meant when you said you hope the Bush policies would help you find a job.

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Jul 20, 2004

And make sure we give them the web site so we can continue to communicate with Americans. To the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ryan), I must say he is going to have the last word tonight and close this out. That it is a pleasure being here with…

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Jul 20, 2004

Because young people cannot get sick, 30 percent of young people do not have health insurance. That is an important issue. That is number 8. The top reasons why young Americans need a change in leadership.

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Jul 20, 2004

Every word is important. Every little nuance is important. We are not here to talk about travelogues or footlockers. We are here to talk about serious business.

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Jul 20, 2004

once again, it is an honor to address the American people and also Members of the U.S. Congress, and there are so many issues to talk about tonight. As many of the Members know and the American people know, once a week the gentlewoman from…

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Jul 20, 2004

We are at war. If I can say, 897 American troops are not coming home. We honor them, but they are not coming home. That means 897 individuals will no longer see their family members ever again. That means that 5,394 American troops, not…

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Jul 20, 2004

And protect the troops, and making sure that Reservists who signed up to protect this country, they will fight for 20 years if this country asked them to fight. That is not the question. It is about decisions that are being made here…

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Jul 20, 2004

Unprecedented. We want to make sure that people know that we are here, that we mean business.

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Jul 20, 2004

I want to let you know, this is the top 10 reasons why young Americans need a change in leadership. I just want to make sure our viewing public has their eyes on this, or our friends at C-SPAN have their eyes on this chart here, because it…

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Jul 20, 2004

Look at the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ryan). The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ryan) is about to get a contract here in a minute. New dorm rooms run by Halliburton overcharge you by $900,000. That is possible. I want to let you know that is very…

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Jul 20, 2004

I will say this: We had some very honorable Members whom I respect and, we are both members of the Committee on Armed Services, I am also a member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security, and this is serious business. We have men and…

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Jul 20, 2004

Studentsuffrage.com. They have good information about voter suppression. I just want to from that e-mail let you know, we have to remind the American people and Members of the House, this is not the 30-something report. This is not the…

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Jul 20, 2004

Just drop it to the floor. We will clean it up later. Number 2, cannot buy self-help books titled ``I am da bomb'' in fear that the homeland security officers will investigate you under the Patriot Act. Number one, the gentleman from Ohio…

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Jul 13, 2004

I also think that it is in proper order for us to give them uplift in a time that this very Congress, the other body, released a report, intelligence report showing that the intelligence, that there is a very strong possibility that it was…

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Jul 6, 2004

God willing, I will be there one day. We talk about a devolution of taxation, and that is when the Federal Government cuts the Federal commitment to the States, and the States do not have the privilege that we have. See, here in Congress…

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Jul 6, 2004

That can give you more information on voter suppression. I want to thank those individuals that have sent us e-mails and said, listen, we thank you for letting us know. We had one young man who had to go and get a lawyer to register to…

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Jul 6, 2004

let me say quickly, we talked a couple of weeks ago, and I want to segue into what is happening in the workforce, and before we leave here we have to read some of the e-mails that we have received so our viewers will be able to know we…

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