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Steve Chabot

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Steve Chabot is a Republican politician from Ohio who served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. His first term began in 1995 and he served until 2001, returning to Congress in 2003 and remaining until 2021. During his time in office, Chabot was known for his focus on fiscal responsibility and social security issues, often advocating for budgetary restraint and the importance of maintaining a balanced federal budget. He has been a vocal supporter of conservative economic policies and has emphasized the need to control government spending.

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Sep 16, 2015

I want to commend you for bringing this legislation before the subcommittee today.

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Jul 27, 2015

At this time I have no additional speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Jul 27, 2015

If this is such a good deal, why is Israel so opposed to it?

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Jul 27, 2015

But when you say that that doesn't depend on trust, that just strains credibility, I think, to say there is trust on both sides involved in this.

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Jul 27, 2015

President Obama declared al-Qaeda to be 'decimated,' 'on the run,' 'broken apart,' 'on their heels,' 'very weak,' and those are all quotes, by the way.

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Jul 27, 2015

This administration, the President specifically called ISIS, famously, the JV team. That clearly wasn't true.

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Jul 22, 2015

This is I think just a terrible deal, and I hope that we look very closely at this.

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Jul 22, 2015

Snapback sanctions are a delusion.

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Jul 22, 2015

Wasn't that one of the big things that they insisted on? They insisted and we succumbed to this--the whole idea of lifting the arms embargo, which will give them the ability to acquire additional technology, I.C.B.M. technology from Russia.

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Jul 22, 2015

Why would the Iranians spend so much time and so much effort in developing I.C.B.M.s, intercontinental ballistic missiles, if they don't intend to acquire and build nuclear weapons?

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Jul 14, 2015

Thank you for the Wright Brothers' history there. I always appreciate that, and I appreciate seeing all these new companies here since the Wright Brothers beat out government contract over 100 years ago, and I think that that is kind of…

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Jul 14, 2015

The potential uses of commercial unmanned aircraft systems is virtually limitless.

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Jul 14, 2015

I would encourage you to listen to them very closely with respect to TPA and TPP and ignore them with respect to the Iran deal.

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Jul 14, 2015

I think TPA and ultimately TPP and perhaps TTIP down the road are vital to our economy and trade and job creation here in this country.

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Jul 13, 2015

In closing, we never know when and where the next disaster will strike, but, unfortunately, we do know that there will be more disasters. Given this, we must ensure that the SBA is truly prepared to help victims in the aftermath of those…

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Jul 13, 2015

In closing, Mr. Speaker, let me just reiterate the impact this minor change could have on small businesses all across this country. H.R. 1023 would increase the amount of capital available to small business and enable well-managed SBICs…

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Jul 13, 2015

The Administration never went to court to defend the Secure Communities Program when the issue was before the courts.

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Jun 16, 2015

Lifting the decades-old ban on oil exports would create hundreds of thousands more.

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Jun 16, 2015

Most of our recent conversations about energy have focused on the Keystone Pipeline.

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Jun 16, 2015

Increased American energy production means more jobs and a stronger economy. It is that simple.

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Jun 15, 2015

There is the one organization that can impose standards that can hold people accountable globally.

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Jun 15, 2015

There is a great amount of skepticism there. I won't go into that great of detail because others already did, but I share that skepticism.

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Jun 15, 2015

The topic I would first like to go into in a little detail is the fact that Russia, as we all know, by force has taken Crimea and much of eastern Ukraine.

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Jun 2, 2015

I have actually worked with a lot of my colleagues in a bipartisan fashion from the region over the years.

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Jun 2, 2015

America has always been a place where citizens are free to follow their dreams and pursue happiness.

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