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Scott DesJarlais

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Scott Eugene DesJarlais is an American politician and physician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district, a position he has held since January 5, 2011. A member of the Republican Party, DesJarlais has focused on issues such as healthcare, fiscal responsibility, and veterans' affairs during his time in office. He has been involved in various legislative efforts and has made headlines for his outspoken views on several social issues.

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Feb 1, 2022

We are taking care of Americans first.

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Feb 1, 2022

If you are an asylum-seeker under Section 208, you receive benefits?

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Feb 1, 2022

The last thing they need, and so many others in agriculture, is more regulations.

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Feb 1, 2022

I would argue right now that most people crossing the southern border have learned that.

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Feb 1, 2022

We want to make sure that in this farm bill, the conservation title does not become the climate title.

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Feb 1, 2022

Okay, and do you have concerns with how current transportation costs may limit the reach of the Food for Progress Program?

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Feb 1, 2022

I guess what we need to know is that, first of all, we are taking care of Americans first.

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Feb 1, 2022

We want to make sure going into next year with this farm bill that we have all the information and data we need.

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Feb 1, 2022

some of the environmental community have continued to villainize farmers and ranchers even though modern American agriculture is the most sustainable in the world, and clearly provides climate benefits.

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Feb 1, 2022

There is going to be a global food shortage. Americans are hungry, and we need to worry about taking care of Americans first.

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Nov 2, 2021

This hard mandate just feels like it is going to create a disaster, almost like we saw in the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Nov 2, 2021

I am pro-vaccine, I am vaccinated, but it is not right for everyone.

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May 19, 2019

What will USDA's involvement be in both this case and in preventing the spread of EP in the United States?

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Apr 2, 2019

The SNAP Program is there to help people who are hungry, make sure that they have food in their mouths and that hunger is reduced.

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Apr 2, 2019

The fact that able-bodied people who can work, should work, is a pretty common concept.

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Jun 18, 2018

Do you think that this probe, the Russian probe, then, could potentially have been tainted by the same political bias?

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Jun 18, 2018

But it's reasonable, then, if you found agents with political bias against the President that were then assigned to the Russia probe, that certainly that is something that needs to be looked at.

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May 16, 2018

I mean think that's a really important point to drive home, is that the physicians that are prescribing the opioids were doing that at a lower rate, but the opioids are getting in the wrong hands.

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May 8, 2018

I think that is an issue that over 80 percent of America agrees on, whether you are Democrat, independent, or Republican, so I think that is a winning issue.

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Jul 25, 2017

As a former physician and current holder of a DEA license, I know that I would make it a point to educate my patients on the power of these drugs.

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Jul 25, 2017

I think there's responsibility among the patients to know that it should be illegal to share these drugs.

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Jul 25, 2017

That should be a crime. And it probably is, but it's not enforced.

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Jul 25, 2017

I know that I would make it a point to educate my patients on the power of these drugs.

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Jul 25, 2017

I think it's, yeah, probably more than something we should talk about.

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May 16, 2017

Can folks in Tennessee count on you to be supportive of the Walking Horse industry, and facilitate scientific and objective inspection methods to eliminate soring?

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