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Rob Woodall: Folks wonder sometimes what kind of men and women serve in this Chamber. And when I am asked, What did you learn new…

On the recordMay 13, 2016
Folks wonder sometimes what kind of men and women serve in this Chamber. And when I am asked, What did you learn new, Rob, that you didn't expect when you got to Congress, I talk about the caliber of the men and women who serve here. If you have not had any time to spend with the gentleman from Montana, the former commander at Navy SEAL Team 6 spent 20 years serving his country in the SEALs and said: I have more leadership to provide. I want to run for Congress because I want to be able to make a difference in that way. And he is making that difference here every day. Madam Speaker, there is so much time where we spend tearing each other down and talking about all the problems that exist in Washington, and certainly, they are multiple. But to confront serious problems, you have to have serious people; and we do have serious people in this Chamber. Congressman Zinke is one of those, and I am proud to serve with him, and I appreciate his leadership. Madam Speaker, I want to talk about another topic that I think lets people--again, we can talk about all the challenges that exist in this country, but figuring out what the problem is and who to blame for it should not be our primary goal. Our primary goal should be solving those problems. Madam Speaker, I want to talk about unleashing America's economic potential, and I want to talk about the FairTax. You know about the FairTax. The FairTax is not two words, as you know. FairTax is one word.…
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Rob Woodall
Georgia
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May 13, 2016

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