Political Quotes

John J. Duncan

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Quotes by year · 1994200125 total · peak 1994 (18)
1994: 18 quotes1997: 1 quote1999: 5 quotes2001: 1 quote
Mar 23, 1994

Mr. Speaker, I rise simply to say this: A comment was made a few minutes ago that if this body adopted my motion to recommit, it would unduly delay this bill for quite some time. I think the truth is to the contrary. The language that is…

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Mar 1, 1994

a little over a year ago the Congress, unfortunately, voted to send $12 billion to the States of the former Soviet Union through the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. We had already sent and are still sending billions more…

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Feb 24, 1994

we now find out that a top CIA agent has been paid $1.5 million over the last 2 years for spying on the United States on behalf of Russia. Leslie Gelb, chief foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times who now works at the State…

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Feb 23, 1994

liberals gave us Medicaid. They told us it was great. Now they tell us it is a horrible system that should be abolished. Before the Federal Government got into our medical system, almost everyone could afford good medical care. If the…

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Feb 22, 1994

the Washington Post front page headline today says: ``German Workers Getting Stiff Shot of Reality.'' The sub-headline sums it up: ``Bonuses, Perks Vanish as Firms Fight to Survive.'' The story says that the ``party * * * is over'' as…

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Feb 10, 1994

everyone from President Clinton on down is talking about welfare reform. What some do not yet realize or are unwilling to admit is that our big government liberal establishment policies have largely created the mess we are in. Most of the…

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Feb 9, 1994

The Wall Street Journal ran a list finally of all 500 members. There were 499 Democrats and there was one Republican that somehow got in there, an aide to Congresswoman Nancy Johnson. I do not know how that particular aide got in there…

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Feb 8, 1994

on February 3, the New York Times ran a headline that said: ``On the Street, Cubans Fondly Embrace Capitalism.'' The story said life in Cuba is being transformed by a ``frantic search for dollars.'' The story went on to say this: Although…

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Feb 3, 1994

this amendment has many good features. It reduces funds going to the World Bank by $28 million. It reduces foreign military aid by $26 million. It reduces the ICC by $10 million. I do not know anyone the ICC helps, other than those who…

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Feb 2, 1994

the problems we have in health care today are caused primarily because of too much government, not too little. Anyone who thinks differently should read today's Washington Post story about Medicaid. The sub-headline reads: ``Inconsistent…

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Feb 1, 1994

if the President's health care plan is so great, why not try it out in some city or county first. Why do we have to force it on the whole country before we even know if or how it will work? Columnist Paul Craig Roberts said in his most…

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Jan 26, 1994

the President said many good things in his speech last night, particularly about the need to reform our welfare system and to crack down on violent crime. The President is very good about giving speeches with which almost everyone agrees…

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