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Glenn Grothman

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Glenn S. Grothman is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 6th congressional district since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Grothman has focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, education reform, and government accountability during his time in office. He has been an advocate for reducing federal spending and has expressed strong opinions on various social issues.

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Jun 8, 2021

I think there is some misinformation going on around there.

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Jun 8, 2021

I hear from my employers a lot of people sitting on the sidelines because of the unemployment benefits right now.

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Jun 7, 2021

I think what you have gone through is horrible, but I think all we can do to educate the public on the horrors of OxyContin are for the better...

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Jun 6, 2021

I really wish this committee would have a hearing on the COVID. We haven't had one in a long time.

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May 26, 2021

Could you give me say three or four college degrees that you would suggest I advise my high school students to stay away from?

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May 19, 2021

I think as we push them to treat women and girls more like they do in the United States, I don't know if that makes it more difficult for the Afghan government to hang on, and I am afraid that if the Afghan government falls, a lot of…

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May 19, 2021

Since our last couple of floor periods, I had a chance to visit our southern border one more time, and I would like to point out what is going on there because I think it is the most important issue in America today. So that our listeners…

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May 19, 2021

A tragedy is going on in Israel. Over 4,000 rockets have been shot from Gaza and a handful from Lebanon. Twelve Israelis and about 200 Gazans have died. This is entirely unprovoked on Israel's part. It may have something to do with a…

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May 19, 2021

Yes, we will do that minimally. We do that minimally. Minimally.

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May 19, 2021

I believe the Afghan government has some reputation for graft, and obviously we intend to continue a financial presence in Afghan.

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May 19, 2021

This withdrawal would not be possible without the leadership from President Trump.

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May 19, 2021

I would prefer to see the date not set for one of such significance and remembrance.

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May 19, 2021

I, at least personally, did not feel it was necessary to leave Afghanistan right away.

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May 12, 2021

I stand to honor our policemen and -women on National Police Week. Few things in this job are more illuminating than doing a ride-along with local law enforcement, and I strongly suggest to those people out there who think we have to…

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May 2, 2021

I want you to comment on it. I talked to one appointee of the Trump administration.

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Apr 22, 2021

John Adams said our Constitution is fit for a moral and religious people, and is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. The average American watches about 30 hours a week on broadcast TV. And, of course, what starts on broadcast…

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Apr 22, 2021

D.C. statehood is a ridiculous idea, which would have shocked our forefathers. It is a government city. It has no--or minimum manufacturing, agriculture or natural resources. With all its government jobs and universities, it is a…

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Apr 21, 2021

I would like to address the Chair with regard to the upcoming infrastructure bill. I am going to talk about some numbers. I don't mean to bore you with numbers. When you put together a bill, you don't want to be an outlier. I am going to…

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Apr 20, 2021

I would like to address what I think is the biggest crisis to our sovereignty since I have been here, and that is what is going on at the border. It is hard to think of something new to say, but I want to point out as we pursue an open…

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Apr 16, 2021

Just prior to coming to Washington this week, I spent a couple of days down at the Mexican border to see for myself exactly what was going on down there. I visited the El Paso sector. I would like to thank the Border Patrol, ICE, the…

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Apr 15, 2021

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 109. MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Allred (Wexton) Babin (Fallon) Cardenas (Gonzalez, Vicente) Cole (Lucas)…

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Mar 21, 2021

Because Washington is a city, not a state, and that's why, when our forefathers created it, they didn't make it a state.

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Mar 19, 2021

We are now being sent home for 3 weeks, I don't know whether it is coincidence or not that we are being sent home when we have such a problem at our border, and we just got done voting on a few immigration bills. All of us Congressmen…

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Mar 18, 2021

We take up this bill at a time when almost three times as many people are crossing the border as were this time last year. Under President Obama, it was a bad day if we had 1,000 contacts at the border. Now, we are having 3,000 contacts a…

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Mar 17, 2021

We have already talked tonight about the numbers which come from the crisis at the southern border. During the Obama administration, Mr. Speaker, if you had 1,000 contacts a day with people trying to sneak in this country, that was a lot…

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