Jun 24, 2012
Somebody as a member of a foreign terrorist organization coming into this country is absolutely your responsibility. Absolutely.
Jeff Duncan
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Jeff Duncan is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district since January 5, 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Duncan has focused on issues such as energy independence, fiscal responsibility, and Second Amendment rights during his tenure in Congress. He has been an advocate for conservative policies and has worked on various legislative initiatives that align with his party's platform.
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Jun 24, 2012
I would like to once hear somebody from this administration admit they made a mistake, and own up to it, and see some disciplinary action, if necessary.
Jun 20, 2012
I thank the chairman. There can be no national security without energy security. Let that sink in. There can be no national security without energy security. House Republicans support a truly all-of-the-above energy policy, not one put…
Jun 18, 2012
In fact, Patrick Moore, a founding member of Greenpeace, once said in an interview, "The environmental movement abandoned science and logic somewhere in the mid-1980s just as mainstream society was adopting all of the more reasonable items…
Jun 18, 2012
This is a very important hearing. It is important to my State of Tennessee, which ranks fifth on the endangered species--on the number of endangered species listed.
Jun 18, 2012
One thing I do know, we have sent many millions of good jobs to other countries for the last 40 or more years, and we have driven up costs for everyone on everything.
Jun 18, 2012
Thank you all for what you do to keep our country safe. You have quite a challenge in your mission and I wish you the best of luck.
Jun 7, 2012
I want to thank my friend from Georgia for yielding to me tonight. I think our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are in denial about deficits and debt. What it means--I put the debt clock right here in front for everyone to see…
May 31, 2012
I applaud the coal industry for turning down the opportunity to receive a bail out from the Federal Government in an attempt to choose winners and losers.
May 31, 2012
When we have an Administration, the President of whom acknowledged before he was elected he was going to make it economically infeasible to build new coal fired powerplants, and he has done so.
May 31, 2012
We cannot say we were not warned by the Obama Administration about their intent on fighting the coal industry
May 18, 2012
It is imperative that the new government in Egypt adhere to the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty. This amendment conditions U.S. funding for U.S. military participation in joint military exercises with Egypt. If Egypt abrogates…
May 17, 2012
First, let me say that there is centuries-old precedence of international law governing the navigational rights in territorial waters and navigation through the straits around the globe. The U.N.'s Convention on the Law of the Sea was…
May 17, 2012
I appreciate Mr. Amash's efforts to protect liberty. Let us be clear, there should be no ambiguity when the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens are at risk. The fear that Americans have over indefinite detention is well-founded. We have…
May 17, 2012
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title XII of division A of the bill, add the following: SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION…
May 17, 2012
I know my tea party congressman Jeff Duncan will be all about cutting spending in the wrong places.
May 16, 2012
I know as a result of the IG audit that has recently been released, that the TSA is working, not just on coming up with a workable single definition of security breaches, but to overhaul its reporting system so that security breaches are…
May 16, 2012
I can't say it any more eloquently or strongly as Mr. Burton did. And I want to echo his words.
May 16, 2012
Public service is a public trust and demands adherence to the highest ethical and personal conduct standards.
May 16, 2012
That is exactly what it seems like we are doing with these policies of sanctions, and they seem to be policies of appeasement.
May 9, 2012
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (and before the short title) insert the following: Sec. 542. None of the funds made…
May 9, 2012
The right to a secret ballot should be sacred in America, and I stand in unison with my colleagues from South Dakota, Utah, and Arizona in defunding the NLRB's ability to sue States over the right to a secret ballot. For decades, we have…
May 9, 2012
I thank the chairwoman for giving me this opportunity to talk about the reason the United States should stand with Israel. I brought my oldest son with me. He is in the gallery today. His name is Graham. I wanted him to hear, and people of…
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