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Ted Yoho: I appreciate the remarks by Mr. Hultgren. He did a great job, and I hope that guy gets released. The gentleman brought…

On the recordJanuary 18, 2018
I appreciate the remarks by Mr. Hultgren. He did a great job, and I hope that guy gets released. The gentleman brought up a very good point, and this is something I have noticed. I am so blessed, and I know we are so blessed to live in this great country of ours. Our Founders got it right. I don't know how they did other than divine intervention, that our rights come from a Creator, not from government. Government is instituted by we the people to protect our God-given rights and our core values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Our government is a government that empowers the people. Empowered people do great things. In the 19th Congress, it was said--the Chinese Government has set up a Chinese United Front, which is to show soft power in the world instead of doing the things they have done, where they go into a country, put up infrastructure, suck out the resources, and leave and don't care. So they have changed their tactics. They have gotten smart, and they started the Chinese United Front. But in that communique that they said, it said that the role of the citizens of China is to serve the Government of China. It is the antithesis of what we stand for, and that is why I feel confident in our form of government because we believe in the people. We believe in the greatness of people. The greatest resource a country has is not their gold, their timber, or any of that other stuff; it is the people. And our country values that. Mr.…
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Ted Yoho
Republican · Florida
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Jan 18, 2018

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