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Neal Patrick Dunn is an American politician and physician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Dunn has focused on issues such as healthcare, veterans' affairs, and economic development during his time in office. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at improving access to medical care and supporting local businesses in his district. Dunn's background as a physician informs his legislative priorities, particularly in the areas of health policy and medical research.
Mr. Speaker, some of these speakers on the other side have talked about folks who have been covered in the past by Federal unemployment insurance, but they do not make that point. They make it sound as though they never have been covered…
Mr. Speaker, I certainly agree with the gentleman from Washington in that anybody who cannot find a job wants to, which is why we are going to pass tonight the Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act of 2003. I do want to also remind the…
On behalf of The Ed Smart family, the Polly Klaas Foundation, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the thousands of families still searching for their missing children, I rise today to express my gratitude to the…
on behalf of the Smart family, the Polly Klaas Foundation, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the thousands of families still searching for their missing children, I rise today to join our chairman in offering hope…
This year, an additional $2 billion will be provided for child care over and above what has been spent in the last 6 years in the welfare reform bill. The fact is that the dollars spent for child care over that period of time have tripled…
what the gentlewoman from California may not know is that if she opposes H.R. 4, she will be voting against $477 million additional dollars for child care in the State of California.
Mr. Chairman, when you pass major reform of a part of government as huge, as magnificent as welfare, you need to make sure that nobody falls through the cracks. That is the reason we are looking at this bill once again, 6 years after our…
Mr. Speaker, in closing, the unemployment rate in my State is 6.6 percent. That is a hugely, incredibly large number of folks who, through no fault of their own, have found themselves without jobs. This is occurring in many States around…
It is very important for us, Mr. Speaker, to debate, and we will debate over the ensuing months, an economic growth plan that will stimulate the economy and create more jobs. Everybody right now on unemployment wishes that he or she had a…
Mr. Speaker, I am going to remind the gentleman from Washington of what the situation was last fall when we began to debate the extension of unemployment compensation. The leading plan was one that was proposed by his party on the Senate…
As we all know, the extended unemployment benefits we passed last year are due to expire on December 28. Without an extension thousands of dislocated workers will lose the unemployment benefits they need to make ends meet as they search…
We have talked about death tax repeal for a long time. For years, literally. We have talked about the effect the repeal of the death tax would have in freeing small business to create more jobs. In fact, if this resolution is successful…
It is a pleasure to stand and speak on behalf of this bill. It has been a long time in coming. I want to congratulate Chairman Thomas for successfully negotiating this agreement. America has been falling behind in expanding trade since the…
I think special kudos should go to the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Tauzin) because they put so much leadership and commitment into bringing this bill to the floor. This debate has gone on for a…
one of the most important values to all seniors is that they be financially independent in their retirement, and that means they do not want to be a burden on their children and that means access to affordable health care. The high cost of…
I stand in support of this vital legislation to provide certainty and predictability in pension retirement benefits for the people I represent at home in Washington State. I want to compliment my two colleagues, the gentleman from Ohio…
the Tax Code has many unfair and inexplicable provisions, but none is more harmful to young people wishing to marry and young families than the marriage penalty, the bill we are debating today. To increase the tax burden on a couple simply…
I think it is very tragic we are hearing this number of 2 percent of people who die, have estates that are taxed under the death tax. That does not take into consideration the numbers of small businesses that are sold and the dollars that…
The Democrat substitute is a short-term fix, and it is really a scam. It is masquerading as real tax relief. As I listen to the gentlewoman talk about the incidents in her State of Florida, it occurs to me that the numbers tell a different…
Mr. Speaker, only Democrats believe that cutting taxes is a spending program, that cutting taxes increase the debt. What increases the debt is government spending more than it takes in. That is what increases the debt. Spending increases…
In 1996 we made historic changes to the welfare system. We transformed the welfare system from a permanent entitlement that tolerated an average of 13 years of government dependence to a temporary assistance program that gave people the…
I simply want to wrap up, with the time we have left, to say that I think it is very important for us to remember what it is we are trying to do in this welfare legislation. In 1996, we talked to welfare moms and dads. We said, what can we…
I rise against the Sander's Amendment. Washington State has the second highest unemployment rate in the nation. Many companies in the Northwest have suffered directly and indirectly because of September 11, including Boeing that announced…
I am pleased to hear preliminary reports that indicate that our economy might be back on track, but in Washington State, recovery will take longer. Our unemployment continues to go up, not down, for each round of Boeing layoffs. At 7.5…
I appreciate this legislation. It is going to do great things for the State of Washington, which is the second highest in unemployment in the Nation right now. Mr. Chairman, I want to clarify a couple of points, that dislocated workers in…
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