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John Yarmuth is a former U.S. Representative from Kentucky, serving in the House from January 4, 2007, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Yarmuth represented Kentucky's 3rd congressional district. During his time in office, he was known for his work on issues such as healthcare, education, and fiscal responsibility. He served on several committees, including the House Budget Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping budgetary policies.
Mr. Speaker, just as we are about to reach the mountaintop of health care reform, just a few feet away, opponents of health care reform say, Start over. Well, you know, there are people in this country who do have to start over. The 1,800…
Mr. Speaker, we've heard one after another of our colleagues from the other side come today and ask, where are the jobs? Well, I invite them all to visit my district because in Louisville, Kentucky, the American Recovery and Reinvestment…
Mr. Speaker, as we have said many times recently, we are acknowledging and recognizing the 1-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It is interesting on these anniversaries that we have considerable discussions…
Mr. Speaker, we all remember the great line of Rodney Dangerfield. When asked, ``How's your wife?'' he said, ``Compared to what?'' Well, beginning last Friday, with President Obama's appearance before the Republican conference and this…
Mr. Speaker, among all of the potentially disastrous consequences of last week's Supreme Court decision on campaign finance, one of them is a really cruel irony. Those of us who think we need public financing of Federal campaigns may now…
Mr. Speaker, there is always a great deal of danger in spontaneous reactions to elections. One of the things that I thought about last night when I watched Scott Brown accept his victory in Massachusetts was that he didn't talk about…
Madam Speaker, I would like to tell you about two of my constituents in Louisville who came up over the break and who told me why they were against health care reform. The first one was a mother. She said she thought our health care reform…
there are many teachers that would have been laid off that are not and are still in our schools.
I think that people are very reluctant to change as it relates to health care.
If you wanted to leave your business right now, if you wanted to shut it down, if you had a better opportunity somewhere else, given unfortunately the condition of your wife, would you have an easy time getting insurance if there weren't…
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