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Paul Broun

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Paul C. Broun is a Republican politician from Georgia who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015. During his time in Congress, he represented Georgia's 10th congressional district. Broun was known for his strong conservative positions and was a member of the House Freedom Caucus, advocating for limited government and fiscal conservatism. He gained attention for his outspoken views on various issues, including healthcare and environmental regulations.

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Mar 18, 2010

Well, it is the craziest thing because they are not going to fix taxpayer-funded abortions in reconciliation. We have got, I think it is, 41 Democrats that claim to be pro-life. They have whittled it down to 12. Those other 29 so-called…

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Mar 18, 2010

And it is going to be a big boom for Planned Parenthood, which is the largest abortion provider in this country and in the world. So those 29 pro-life Democrats can never, ever claim to be pro-life again if they vote for the rule. If they…

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Mar 18, 2010

The tax-writing committee, the Ways and Means Committee, tells us an additional $10 billion is going to be needed to pay for this marked expansion of the Internal Revenue Service. And, Dr. Gingrey, I'm like you. I would like to totally get…

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Mar 18, 2010

In fact, I've wondered, and I'm sure the American people are wondering, why is it that Democrats don't want to have a vote on a bill? ... It is totally unconstitutional what the leadership is doing.

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Mar 18, 2010

The American people can kill this bill by contacting their Democratic Congressmen and saying ``no'' to this government takeover of health care system that is going to ruin our economy.

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Mar 18, 2010

Thank you, Dr. Gingrey. I put up this slide here. People who have gone to school, as kids, in their basic civics class see the little cartoon with a bill. This is the bill. They have a little song that goes along with that cartoon that is…

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Mar 18, 2010

Are you so arrogant that you know what's best for the American people? Are you so ignorant to be oblivious to the wishes of the American people? Three-fourths of America does not want this bill. Are you so incompetent that you ignore the…

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Mar 18, 2010

I agree with you, but he has also said that he wants everybody in this country to be under one pool, a government total control of health care where the Federal Government is the insurance agent for everybody in this country, single-payer…

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Mar 18, 2010

The thing is, the American people get it. They really get it. They know that this toxic stew that Mr. King was talking about is going to increase the cost of their insurance premiums. Experts have said that a family can expect a $2,100…

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Mar 18, 2010

Now, our President has held up Great Britain and their health care system as being where we need to go today. Dr. Cassidy spoke so quickly. I don't hear that quick, but he was saying that a lady that he was associated with went into the…

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Mar 17, 2010

Our guest pastor today, Bishop Jerry Hutchins, is one of those warriors who has tremendously influenced me and the people of Athens, Georgia. He is a warrior for righteousness, a warrior to establish the Kingdom here on Earth as our Lord…

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Mar 16, 2010

I don't think the American people can be any clearer. They do not want this government-run health care bill that the President and leaders in this Congress are trying to ram down their throats. The leadership in this House have declared…

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Mar 10, 2010

Well, thank you, Mr. Akin. You have been a stalwart friend in this fight to try to stop the government overtaking of the health care system. I, as a medical doctor, have been fighting for my patients for their economic well-being for…

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Mar 10, 2010

Practicing medicine, I've seen the cost of health care go up for everybody in this country because of government regulations. And let me just tell you about a couple of things; one is HIPAA that G.T. was just talking about. HIPAA was…

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Mar 10, 2010

The Federal Government already sticks its nose in the doctor-patient relationship in Medicare-Medicaid. The insurance company executives do in managed care. But in my medical practice for the last 5 years prior to being elected to…

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Mar 10, 2010

In fact, we're at a tipping point where this country is either going to be totally socialistic--government controls everything in everybody's life from Washington, D.C. And that's what this health care bill is designed and geared to do…

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Mar 9, 2010

The 111th Congress is starting its 10th week of this session, and what have we done to help the American family and our small business men and women? Absolutely nothing, Madam Speaker. Absolutely nothing. We have not passed any legislation…

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Mar 4, 2010

Yes, I absolutely support this. Counting the census is a constitutional duty. It's extremely important. Our Founding Fathers knew how important it was to know who people were, where they were, et cetera. So I do support the bill very…

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Mar 4, 2010

I believe the Federal Government should only be doing 18 things that Article I, section 8 gives us the authority to do, but the census is certainly one of those. National defense, national security, taking care of our veterans and taking…

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Mar 2, 2010

A lot of kids in this country think that engineers just drive trains, and it's unfortunate that that's true. But this bill, recognizing the work of engineers, is so important. Our service academies have big engineering departments--in all…

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Mar 2, 2010

I agree wholeheartedly. I wish we could get together on health reform and could get together and do something that's right for the American people. I wish we could get together on an economic stimulus package. Folks on our side would very…

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Mar 2, 2010

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3820, the National Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2010. Whether they come in the form of hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, or other phenomena, natural hazards are infrequent and…

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Mar 2, 2010

I appreciate the hard work that my good friend from Oregon (Mr. Wu) and my friend from Nebraska (Mr. Smith) have put into this bill. Certainly, as a fiscal conservative, I am concerned about how the agencies within the Federal Government…

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Mar 2, 2010

I was just sitting here thinking, I'm sure Mr. Wu's parents are extremely proud of him, and he can tell them that he is engaged in engineering. He's engaged in policy engineering and social engineering here in the U.S. House of…

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Feb 24, 2010

Thank you. I believe the American people know what's going on up here, and they're going to say ``no'' to ObamaCare. The American people have already spoken. They're going to say ``no'' to all of this sham, this secrecy, this putting…

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