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Dan Crenshaw

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Dan Crenshaw is an American politician and former Navy SEAL officer currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Crenshaw has focused on issues such as national security, veterans' affairs, and economic policy during his time in office. He gained national attention for his advocacy on military and foreign policy matters, leveraging his military background to inform his legislative priorities.

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May 24, 2021

I think the clean drinking water and making sure that lead is not infused with lead drinking water is certainly something we can agree on.

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May 24, 2021

Is there anything in this bill that would stop limitless and endless surveys and wasting all that money?

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May 24, 2021

It sounds like we don't know, and, I mean, that is the short answer.

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May 19, 2021

If we don't address the permitting issues in this country, which are far more stringent than most developed nations, we are never going to get to the part where we build 120 percent more transmission lines in America.

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May 19, 2021

One of the things we see of course is weaponization of the court system.

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May 19, 2021

I always want to preface everything we say we want to get to the same goal, a reduction in global carbon emissions.

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May 19, 2021

The clean energy goals are directly in conflict with the environmental groups as well because they are the ones who sue and settle.

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May 19, 2021

The average road project now takes 7 years just to get through an environmental review.

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May 19, 2021

The worst kind of project in the world is a project that never gets finished.

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May 19, 2021

I think that our ports, waterways, and airports are all Federal obligations, Federal responsibilities.

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May 3, 2021

That doesn't seem like a negotiation. It seems like extortion.

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May 3, 2021

I think we all want lower drug prices. I think the question is: How do we get there without killing the goose that lays the golden egg?

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May 3, 2021

What would happen? You would have lawsuits. You would have endless lawsuits.

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May 3, 2021

It can't work that way because of the Administrative Procedures Act, because of Section 1871 within Medicare.

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May 3, 2021

If you don't give me your services, I am going to levy a tax on you, 95 percent of your revenues from now on--that is not a negotiation.

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Apr 7, 2021

This is what I call the phenomenon that that`s going on. It`s progressive fascism.

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Mar 25, 2021

If the Biden administration wants to impress us, you know what, double the goal. Say 200 million vaccines in 100 days. I will be impressed.

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Mar 24, 2021

We need more transparency. We need a better appeals process, more equitable application of your community guidelines, because we have to root out political bias in these platforms.

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Mar 24, 2021

You guys have lost trust. And you have lost trust because this bias is seeping through.

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Mar 24, 2021

The fact remains that community standards on social media platforms are perceived to be applied unequally and with blatant bias.

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Mar 24, 2021

As long as you resist these increasing calls from politicians to do their political bidding for them, I will have your back.

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Mar 24, 2021

There is a growing number of people in this country that don't believe in the liberal values of free speech and free debate.

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Mar 24, 2021

My colleagues, this administration, they can't silence people they disagree with no matter how much they want to.

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