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Rob Woodall: Reclaiming my time, indeed I have. I've seen our neighbors there filling those needs as well. Again, it is so…

On the recordMarch 19, 2013
Reclaiming my time, indeed I have. I've seen our neighbors there filling those needs as well. Again, it is so frustrating to me, Mr. Speaker, in this body, we do not argue about who are the poorest and the neediest among us. We know with certainty who those folks are. What we argue about is whether it's your and my obligation to feed and clothe those folks, or whether we should pass that obligation along to our children and our grandchildren. And I say, Mr. Speaker, it is immoral. It is immoral for us to ask our children and our grandchildren to pay bills for charity that you and I are not willing to do ourselves today. I'm so pleased that this rule has made every idea available on the floor of the House for a vote today, but we must choose to do it ourselves. The time for passing the bill to our children and grandchildren is long gone. I reserve the balance of my time.
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Rob Woodall
Georgia
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Mar 19, 2013

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