Apr 29, 2015
I think disclosure is the best disinfectant. I think it gives our constituents an opportunity to decide whether or not we are in the clutches of some particular interest group.
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.
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Apr 14, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Maryland for yielding. I like to read the comic strip in the paper every day, ``The Wizard of Id,'' and, to me, the budgets that we have seen coming out of the House and Senate are kind of like ``The…
Apr 14, 2015
Mr. Speaker, during rollcall 153 of the Motion to Instruct Conferees on S. Con. Res. 11, I inadvertently voted ``no''. I intended to vote ``yes'' and spoke in favor of the motion during floor debate earlier today. The SPEAKER pro tempore…
Apr 13, 2015
I suspect, and with all due deference to Texas, I don't know Texas' situation, it seems to me that that is a small price to pay to have a significant reduction in carbon emissions.
Apr 13, 2015
One of the things that astounds me as we talk about environmental issues, and we do week after week in this subcommittee, is that we get a lot of alarmist talk.
Mar 24, 2015
I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Chairman, as a 6-year member of the Budget Committee and the second ranking Democrat, I have seen this budget proposal up close and personal. I have seen the way it has been reshaped over the years, from…
Feb 27, 2015
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I would like to repeat some things that I have heard over the last couple of weeks about this particular situation: ``I fully believe we should not be playing politics with a national…
Feb 24, 2015
I truly appreciate the outreach that the EPA has made to Kentucky and other States.
Feb 24, 2015
In fact, it did receive a majority of votes in both the House and the Senate. It was only killed because of Republicans in the Senate who filibustered that bill.
Feb 12, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on my Republican colleagues to not let their immigration reform politics weaken border security, paralyze our ports, and shut down the Department of Homeland Security created in the wake of 9/11. If we do…
Feb 3, 2015
I thank my friend from Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, today, we will take our 56th vote to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act. In my home State of Kentucky--a nationwide success story of this law--521,000 Kentuckians enrolled in…
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