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Virginia Foxx: We know that Democrats created the economic crisis. And we are not apologizing to BP. We know that BP should pay for all…

On the recordJune 24, 2010
We know that Democrats created the economic crisis. And we are not apologizing to BP. We know that BP should pay for all of the problems that have been caused in the gulf. However, we'd like to see this administration do something to respond to the disaster down there and stop blaming others as they do on everything. In a little over a week, on July 4th, we will be celebrating our Nation's independence. John Adams wrote in a letter to his wife, Abigail, that it ``ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance.'' Today, we're not liberating the American people, as our Founding Fathers did. Instead, our colleagues are attempting just the opposite. They're attempting to erode our right to free speech when there's so many other pressing issues that our Nation faces today. For one, we could be addressing the 21 percent cut in Medicare reimbursement payments to doctors that went into effect on June 18.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina
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Jun 24, 2010

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The speaker addresses economic issues, government response to the Gulf disaster, and Medicare cuts.

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