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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 23, 2015

All these other guys up here are dealing with taxpayers' money and you are not.

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Jun 22, 2015

So it appears to me that there is an absolute lack of accountability.

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Jun 22, 2015

I think maybe we should be looking at the cost of this overall entity versus the cost of just buying.

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Jun 22, 2015

I read that Mr. McDonald said earlier that he needs to fire 1,000 people in the VA. Did anybody get fired?

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Jun 9, 2015

When I became a congressman, I went to the Corps and asked them what we needed to do to get it dredged.

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Jun 9, 2015

Oops, no, we were wrong. It is not $33 million; it is $67 million.

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Jun 9, 2015

I haven't been in politics all that long, I guess 4 years now between county council and now Congress. And I am concerned that any project that requires Corps approval in my district seems to--it never seems to happen without a great deal…

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Jun 9, 2015

It seems the Corps has become an entity that obstructs rather than promotes these projects.

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Jun 9, 2015

I think that, at least in my district back home, that we are--we are struggling and gnashing our teeth and pulling our hair trying to get projects done.

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Jun 9, 2015

Yet it was held up for years by requirements placed on us by the Corps because an environmental group wrote a letter.

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Jun 2, 2015

It requires leadership, and we are not getting it. So I am going to put out my own solution to this.

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Jun 2, 2015

It is imperative that a bipartisan solution be reached to benefit all Missourians on the road.

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