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Tom Rice

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Tom Rice is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who has served as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district since 2013. Born on August 4, 1957, Rice has focused on issues such as economic development, job creation, and disaster recovery during his time in office. He has been involved in various legislative efforts to support the interests of his constituents in South Carolina, particularly in the areas of tourism and agriculture.

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Jun 10, 2014

I am worried that they are going to have less quality of life rather than better quality of life because of these rules.

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Jun 10, 2014

Our regulatory expansion is completely out of control and we need to be reining it in rather than continuing to grow it.

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May 20, 2014

the fishermen can't catch anything else, because every time they put their line down they catch a black sea bass because there are so many of them, it is obviously based on erroneous data.

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May 6, 2014

There needs to be a little more private sector involvement in that program.

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May 6, 2014

I just think getting the name out and making veterans or military females aware this type of program exists.

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May 6, 2014

I would say change the conversation.

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May 6, 2014

What I would do is really provide funding to the veterans in the programs that actually benefit the veterans.

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Apr 28, 2014

There is going to have to be a dramatic change in our attitude if we are going to compete in the world.

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Apr 28, 2014

We are fighting for American competitiveness, economic competitiveness.

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Apr 28, 2014

I cannot imagine that scenario. And why it would take years to make that decision is just--it defies common sense, in my opinion.

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Apr 28, 2014

I want to know how much money we are spending doing these studies--for example, Port Everglades--versus what it actually costs to dredge.

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Apr 28, 2014

I hear you, and I appreciate that, and I think you are doing a great job, I really do.

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Apr 28, 2014

We are in a economic war with the rest of the world.

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Apr 28, 2014

We are strangling ourselves with all this regulation and delay.

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Apr 28, 2014

I think 3x3x3 is too long, if we are going to compete.

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Apr 27, 2014

I don't trust the Federal Government to fairly and efficiently administer these rules to farmers.

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Apr 27, 2014

The war on coal, I have seen projections cost the average consumer $40 a month on their utility bill.

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Apr 27, 2014

I believe the current administration thinks we need to be off fossil fuels altogether.

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Apr 27, 2014

When the President took office, fuel at the pump was $1.80 a gallon. Now it is $3.50 a gallon.

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Apr 9, 2014

The Congressional Progressive Caucus' Better Off Budget is really a bigger government budget. The Progressive Caucus substitute increases total spending relative to the Republican budget by $8.4 trillion over the next 10 years. American…

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Apr 9, 2014

But the longer we wait to enter the global competition for jobs, the more we damage the hardworking folks in the middle class. We will not grow our economy or put people back to work by expanding entitlements. We will never solve the…

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Mar 12, 2014

It has been years and years, has it not?

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Mar 12, 2014

I have truly enjoyed this. I really have. Thank you very, very much. I have learned a lot. And I appreciate it.

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Mar 12, 2014

In my opinion, there is nothing more important than this. This is our way out of the malaise.

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Mar 12, 2014

I will tell you, we do not seem to have the attitude to be as competitive to the rest of the world...

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