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Jay Inslee

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Jay Robert Inslee is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the 23rd governor of Washington since January 16, 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Inslee has focused on issues such as climate change, clean energy, and healthcare during his tenure. He previously represented Washington's 1st and 2nd congressional districts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2012, respectively.

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Apr 13, 2010

Today, I was attending to official business in my district, and missed votes on the following three bills considered under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 1222, H. Res. 1041, and H. Res. 1042. On H. Res. 1222, supporting the goals and…

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Mar 21, 2010

``We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union''--that is what got America started. And when we form a more perfect union, it is always a continuous and controversial process. Social Security, Medicare, civil…

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Mar 20, 2010

The purpose of this resolution is to honor the aviators who have done such courageous duty for this country. And they have. And I think one of the things they have done because of their sacrifices is that they have always given America a…

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Mar 19, 2010

This is a great bill because it will help American kids to understand what is going on in the oceans, which is they are becoming too acidic to support life as we know it. They are 30 percent more acidic because of carbon pollution. We have…

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Mar 18, 2010

As we head to our health care reform decision, I think a story of a fellow I met the other day, a very unique American, bears repeating. His name is Gary Hall. He was in my office yesterday. Gary Hall won five gold medals, three silver…

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Mar 16, 2010

I had a remarkable American in my office this morning, Gary Hall, who won five golds, three silvers, and two bronzes in three Olympic Games in freestyle swimming, a remarkable person. And he told me a story about having insurance for 12…

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Feb 23, 2010

I visited a couple of fascinating companies. Applied Materials in Santa Clara, California, makes the world's largest photovoltaic cell because they figured out a way to do it and reduce manufacturing costs. I then drove up the road to…

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Feb 3, 2010

This morning America is engaged in a great race, and that is a race with China to see who will be preeminent in the creation of millions of new jobs in the new clean energy economy. The President is right: the Nation that leads the clean…

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Jan 20, 2010

We know that job creation is Congress's job one, and we passed some time ago a great job creation engine for a clean energy economy in the United States. We passed that months ago in the U.S. House, and we know we have a tremendous…

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Jan 8, 2003

We need leaders who will not sing Nero's song, which he sang as Rome burned, which was, 'We need more research.'

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Jan 8, 2003

You've decided to sing a different song of saying, we ought to take action.

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Dec 7, 2000

it is with great admiration that I recognize these members of the U.S. Paralympic team.

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