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David Roe

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David P. Roe is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Vermont's 1st congressional district from January 4, 2005, to January 3, 2021. During his time in Congress, Roe was known for his focus on healthcare issues, particularly in relation to veterans and the military. He served on several committees, including the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, where he advocated for improved services for veterans and their families.

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Feb 12, 2013

Many of us, frankly, disagreed with some of the decisions that those board members supported. But we never questioned the legitimacy of their appointment.

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Feb 12, 2013

I think some of these nominees might be defeated. And if they are, fine, you find another one.

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Feb 12, 2013

Mr. Lorber, if you could wrap up.

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Feb 12, 2013

We are obligated to act whenever an agency may be harming our job creators and workforce.

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Feb 12, 2013

I did not agree with the Constitution on abortion. I do not agree with the Constitution on health care.

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Feb 12, 2013

Some of us believe that collective bargaining helps to create and produce a strong middle class, and a strong middle class helps produce a strong American economy.

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Feb 12, 2013

Let us not confuse a principled, constitutional difference with a good faith difference over public policy.

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Feb 4, 2013

Legionella pneumonia carries a five to 15, some as high as a 30 percent, mortality rate.

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Feb 4, 2013

I would think though that, I mean we are pretty, when you look at an x-ray, and you have many times and I have too, of pneumonia, you are going to pretty aggressively try to diagnose because you have to know what antibiotic to treat it…

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Feb 4, 2013

I have been in a medical center with 600 beds, and a VA hospital right next door to it that is a large VA, and I have not seen this problem at either one of those facilities in over 30 years.

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Feb 4, 2013

I think we need some answers to this right here. It is important because this seems to be an outlier.

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Feb 4, 2013

we believe there are somewhere between 8,000 and 18,000 cases of hospitalized Legionnaires' Disease every year

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