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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.

Quotes by year · 2009–20231,687 total · peak 2015 (216)
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Mar 24, 2014

I think the cubs are going to win the world series before that hospital is finished in Orlando, Florida.

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Mar 12, 2014

I think this is one of the biggest decisions, from the VA standpoint, technologically, that will be made in my tenure in congress.

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Mar 12, 2014

I want to encourage the VA to continue to invest in those.

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Mar 12, 2014

I would strongly encourage you to increase that significantly.

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Mar 12, 2014

The homeless issue is one that I will continue to work on with you, Secretary, as long as I am here.

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Mar 12, 2014

I certainly hear a lot of very positive comments about the care that our veterans get in our area.

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Mar 12, 2014

I want to start by thanking you all for what you do for veterans each day in my district.

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Mar 11, 2014

I mean, and I think the reason is, is to narrow the achievement gap, I believe is the reason that we are having that.

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Mar 4, 2014

And the NLRB's job, in my opinion, is to be fair--they are like the referees in a ball game.

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Mar 4, 2014

Look, I think I am going to give a shameless shout-out for one of my bills, the Secret Ballot Protection Act, which I think right now we need, more than ever we need.

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Mar 4, 2014

I think he exercised his right of free speech to say what he thought about that, as people say.

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Mar 4, 2014

If there are opportunities to work together to streamline the election process, like filing documents electronically, we are more than eager to help achieve a reasonable goal.

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Feb 26, 2014

The problem is that is not the truth, and I wish Mrs. Davis was still here because I do want to talk about Finland.

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Feb 26, 2014

It shouldn't be drudgery. You can't go through years and years of training and have it as drudgery.

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Feb 26, 2014

I think you have the most important job in America, which is to educate our youth.

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Feb 24, 2014

I saw a country that was digging its way out of a war.

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Feb 24, 2014

Thank you for your leadership for the DAV.

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Feb 4, 2014

If every child shows up at the starting line in kindergarten at the same place, that low-income child is going to fall behind.

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Feb 4, 2014

It would make no difference whatsoever in my family to have a national program for pre-K. It isn't going to affect the outcomes.

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Feb 4, 2014

The problem we are trying to solve is the achievement gap, and we know that the achievement gap begins really almost at birth.

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Jan 27, 2014

We should ensure that this never happens again.

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Jan 27, 2014

Military paychecks are still pretty thin. And these Soldiers live, and Sailors, Airmen, and Marines live pretty close.

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Jan 27, 2014

We have enough vouchers, the problem is we do not have enough housing stock to fill.

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Jan 27, 2014

I think one of the saddest things I have heard since I have been in this Congress is any veteran is homeless.

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