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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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Mar 8, 2017

Not only would APHIS' proposed rule cripple the Walking Horse industry, but it would also have negative impact on the individuals, small businesses, and local communities that operate within or benefit from it.

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Feb 27, 2017

The U.S.'s ability to work its way into the beef market in South Korea is certainly a success story about our capabilities in becoming a key player in foreign markets that were initially reluctant to importing U.S. products.

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Sep 20, 2016

The bottom line is you took a very inexpensive drug and you profited handsomely off it.

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Sep 20, 2016

You decided to charge 600 bucks instead of cutting off her arm.

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Jul 11, 2016

I support this law, and I believe that it is imperative that we prevent the government from treating Americans unfairly because of their religious beliefs such as Mr. Cochran was and has been.

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May 11, 2016

It is simply wrong to require our military families to pay taxes on loans already forgiven.

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Feb 24, 2016

we can pretend that ObamaCare is popular, but it is not. People didn't want ObamaCare; they didn't want socialized medicine when it was crammed down their throat several years ago.

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Feb 10, 2016

America is frustrated right now with big government. That is the number one issue with Americans.

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Jan 11, 2016

It is ludicrous that we actually give states taxpayer funded awards merely for signing up additional food stamp recipients.

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Jan 11, 2016

H.R. 3102 would have eliminated the culture of dependency with the food stamp program by preventing states from issuing work requirement waivers for able-bodied adult recipients.

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Jan 11, 2016

There is no question that we must address the systemic failures of the SNAP Program if we want to ensure that it remains viable for both current beneficiaries and future generations.

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Jan 11, 2016

As a result, I could not support this legislation.

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Jan 11, 2016

What originally was a program aimed at improving the diets of low-income households has ballooned into an $80 billion a year government handout.

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Jul 13, 2015

I think it has been reiterated a number of times today that we feel that this is a much better deal for Iran than it is the United States.

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Jun 24, 2015

I think we have an incident here that's every bit or more serious than Watergate.

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Jun 24, 2015

Does it make it difficult to conduct an interview when our Commander in Chief, the leader of this country, the leader that was benefited by the fact that the IRS admittedly targeted conservative groups that were going to work against his…

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Mar 16, 2015

this Waters of the U.S. rule has really grabbed the attention of a lot of people.

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Mar 25, 2014

Can you assure my constituents in Tennessee that the Department of Labor, under your leadership, will not pursue this sort of interference in family farms again?

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Mar 25, 2014

So we can also assure that the department in future regulatory efforts will at least reach out to learn more about how to define family farms before making unilateral changes to farm regulations.

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Mar 11, 2014

a lot of this can be done on the traditional setting. When you have a lottery and decide who can get a good education and who can't, that raises additional questions.

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Mar 4, 2014

It was encouraging to see a free and robust debate concluded by a fair secret ballot election.

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Mar 4, 2014

Workers deserve access to a broad spectrum of ideas with which to make their decisions whether or not to unionize.

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Nov 13, 2013

the Affordable Health Care Act is not working for you. It is not working.

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Nov 12, 2013

if you need more time to brag on Tennessee, you are welcome to take it.

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