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James Comer

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James Richardson Comer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Comer has focused on issues such as agriculture, economic development, and government accountability during his tenure. He previously served as the Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture from 2012 to 2016, where he worked on various initiatives to support farmers and promote the state's agricultural products.

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Mar 16, 2022

HBCUs were established during a dark period of segregation in the United States to provide access to higher education for Black Americans.

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Mar 16, 2022

All Americans who attend institutions of higher education should be able to pursue their studies in a safe environment.

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Mar 16, 2022

We strongly hope to read very soon that you all have made an arrest or arrests with these suspects...

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Mar 15, 2022

Can you also commit, sir, that Federal funding provided LBL is used to address property maintenance and recreation projects in consultation with the advisory board and local elected officials, as required by Federal statute?

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Mar 15, 2022

The Democrats and the left-wing environmental groups push the narrative that climate change is the sole reason for the worsening fire crisis, but that is just not the case.

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Mar 15, 2022

For Pete Buttigieg, who is Secretary of Transportation, to say go out and buy an electric car is disconnected from reality.

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Mar 15, 2022

So we want to make sure that the funding is used to make sure that there is appropriate law enforcement protection for the tourist and the local residents of that area.

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Mar 15, 2022

Americans are still reliant on oil and gas. Our constituents need them to drive their cars and heat and power their homes and businesses.

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Feb 28, 2022

The bill Democrats passed might have sent plenty of money out the door, but they refused to put guardrails in place.

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Feb 28, 2022

Republicans voted against this American Rescue Plan because we knew that when the government prints more money you are going to have more inflation.

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Feb 28, 2022

I don't feel like we are going to get a lot of roads and bridges for the amount of money we are spending because we have massive inflation right now.

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Feb 28, 2022

the government prints money it devalues the dollar.

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Feb 28, 2022

I have a lot of respect for Mr. Connolly but sometimes he competes with Adam Schiff for the most misinformation a single day as a Member of Congress.

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Feb 28, 2022

every Democrat voted in favor of this bill and every Republican opposed this bill.

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Feb 28, 2022

I question the underlying premise of this hearing today.

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Feb 8, 2022

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from New York has 9 minutes remaining.

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Feb 8, 2022

And I thank my House colleagues for their heartfelt remarks today. Madam Speaker, America's most esteemed institution, the United States Postal Service, is in trouble. Since the 1970s legislative reform, Congress has expected the Postal…

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Feb 7, 2022

It is, however, unfortunate that my good friend, Chairwoman Maloney, refuses to hold a hearing on the skyrocketing energy prices impacting every American.

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Feb 7, 2022

I hope that we can move on from the demonization of private companies and instead focus on the committee's intention of combatting the ever-increasing number of crises the Biden Administration has created.

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Feb 7, 2022

Simply put, President Biden's policies raise electricity costs for the American people and put American energy companies at a competitive disadvantage with the rest of the world.

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Feb 1, 2022

Congress increased benefits by providing emergency allotments, which actually allowed benefits to go up by about, monthly, aggregate across the country about 40 percent...

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Jan 18, 2022

There is a better way to order parts. We have talked about that in this committee hearing and over the five years that I have served on this committee.

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Jan 18, 2022

I am fascinated by listening to some of your socialist members talk about how the private sector should operate and what an appropriate profit level is.

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Jan 18, 2022

I do not agree with attacking one company that, frankly, followed the law.

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Jan 18, 2022

We have got a lot of problems with reckless, unnecessary spending.

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