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Ted Yoho

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Ted Yoho is a former U.S. Representative from Florida, serving in the House from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Yoho represented Florida's 3rd congressional district. During his time in office, he was known for his focus on issues such as healthcare, agriculture, and fiscal responsibility. Yoho was also a member of the House Freedom Caucus, which advocates for limited government and conservative principles.

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May 24, 2016

the incentives and the things that Ms. Aviv brought up, the tax incentives for people to be able to go ahead and donate those things.

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May 23, 2016

I would like to thank my colleague from Texas. You wouldn't have hurt my feelings if you would have said one of the younger Members, but that wouldn't have been true. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with the growing army that is…

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Apr 28, 2016

The current administration has changed the way business is done in America. By making unilateral changes to the white collar exemption within the Fair Labor Standards Act, businesses across our Nation will be forced to change their…

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Apr 27, 2016

If I may add to one of your comments, because you brought up the philosophers Locke and Howe, philosophers of old, when we look at the American period of time--227 years, roughly, the U.S. Constitution and a constitutional Republic as a…

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Apr 27, 2016

I appreciate you bringing that up, because you bring up how many times it has been overstepped as of recent, but other administrations have done it in the past. But it sets a precedent from this point forward. If we don't rein it in now…

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Apr 27, 2016

I thank the gentlewoman from Utah, and I appreciate the work she is doing. Keep it up. We only have a Nation to save. Mr. Speaker, the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. Ours is the shortest…

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Apr 27, 2016

Reclaiming my time, I think you and I were in a meeting the other day in one of the committees. We had a fellow, he was an attorney who worked under the Reagan White House, and he worked with the EPA. He was saying the EPA went from…

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Apr 27, 2016

I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Weber). I appreciate him standing up for the rule of law because, if we are not a Nation of law, everything falls apart, civil society falls apart. Just last week in my district there was a fight over…

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Apr 27, 2016

I thank my colleague from Iowa, and I want to thank everybody that participated. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are advised to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President…

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Apr 27, 2016

I want to very quickly thank all of the Members who have volunteered their time to speak tonight. I know they are running on a tight schedule, as we all are. With that in mind, I yield to the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. McMorris…

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Apr 27, 2016

Today, in one of our committees, we were hearing about the Attorney General and how she stated that those who speak out against the administration's climate change policy possibly being a crime. Think about that. They are examining if you…

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Apr 27, 2016

As I traveled as a veterinarian, and I was talking to somebody, we got in a discussion about the Constitution, and they wanted to know why I was so hung up on it. I explained to them that the very people that are fighting to preserve our…

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