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Rob Andrews

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Robert E. Andrews is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1990 to 2014. During his tenure, he was known for his work on health care issues, particularly related to Medicare and home health benefits. Andrews served on several committees, including the Committee on Education and Labor, where he focused on education reform and labor rights. He was also involved in various initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for his constituents in New Jersey.

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1999: 6 quotes2009: 63 quotes2010: 89 quotes2011: 232 quotes2012: 181 quotes2013: 195 quotes2014: 8 quotes
Jul 23, 2012

Well, thank you, Ranking Member Kildee. This is very important to my own history.

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Jul 23, 2012

We believe that policies that prioritize the credentials of adults over the needs of students are fundamentally backwards.

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Jul 17, 2012

Nor is anyone for an abandonment of that area of the world.

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Jul 17, 2012

This is literally a matter of life and death for our country and for our service members as we go about what we hope will be an orderly and rational withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Jul 17, 2012

the absence of an indigenous Afghan economy that could support a regime caused the dependency upon the Soviet largesse.

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Jul 17, 2012

I think that there is real reason for progress.

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Jul 17, 2012

Do you think the economy is large enough to support a viable regime this time around?

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Jul 17, 2012

If you had to take an educated guess, is the present level of U.S. aid sufficient to sustain economic development in Afghanistan?

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Jul 17, 2012

No one that I know is for an indefinite U.S. occupation of Afghanistan.

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Jul 17, 2012

Well, I am acting ranking member. Mr. Cooper has a bout with laryngitis. He has lost his voice, which is a tragedy of significant proportions for the Nation.

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Jul 17, 2012

I commend the chairman for framing this issue in a way that we can learn, in our oversight role, ways that we can successfully achieve that goal and minimize injury and the loss of life to our service members and to innocent people in…

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Jul 17, 2012

I think that our friends on the other side would be wise to follow President Reagan's example in this time of national emergency.

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