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John Yarmuth

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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.

Nov 16, 2015

This is something that I think is a high priority for Americans, and it is certainly for, I think, the benefit of democracy that people know who they are being influenced by.

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Nov 16, 2015

I would say that my constituents' reaction was that, if there were a lot of Styrofoam bricks available, they would have bought as many as they could have afforded.

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Nov 4, 2015

I think I could talk for a long time about the success of the Affordable Care Act in Kentucky.

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Nov 4, 2015

I'm really proud of the experience with ACA in Kentucky. We have led the country in the reduction and in the amount of uninsured.

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Nov 4, 2015

Dr. Cohen, is it your understanding that had Congress not capped the payments for the risk corridor program, that Kentucky Health Cooperative would still be open for business?

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Nov 4, 2015

Kentucky's CO-OP, as I mentioned before the earlier panel, lost $50 million in its first year.

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Oct 20, 2015

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss H.R. 1315, legislation which requires the President's budget to include an estimate of the size of the deficit on a per-taxpayer basis. I don't…

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Oct 20, 2015

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the remarks of my friend from across the Ohio River. I would say that if we want to do things like show what the per-taxpayer impact of our decisions might…

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Oct 7, 2015

It is very refreshing to hear my colleagues from the other side defend the Clean Air Act and talk about emissions.

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Oct 7, 2015

I suspect that I should be feeling a sense of schadenfreude here today... but I am not really taking any joy in any of this.

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Oct 6, 2015

We can't support this, and you need our votes in order to do it.

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