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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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May 16, 2018

Are you sure we want to remove that stigma? There used to be a stigma. And I think at the time there was a stigma and less people took heroin.

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May 16, 2018

Do you think our judges or the rest of the judicial system is getting too involved in this treatment stuff and are not sending a strong enough message to the dealers?

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May 16, 2018

I know we're stuck on kind of a trend of saying too many people are in prison, and there may be too many people in prison. But to me heroin and related drugs are a new thing.

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May 15, 2018

As Ms. Foxx has said, we, right now, have the lowest unemployment in years. I think we are doing all we can to improve America's climate. Our taxes are lower. Our regulatory agencies, I think, are the most pro-freedom, pro-business we have…

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May 15, 2018

I'd like to thank you for being here today. I know we recently passed an omnibus bill and our discretionary spending is going up 18 percent this year.

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May 9, 2018

I am proud today to speak about the Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act. This legislation is a solution that will go a long way towards increasing opportunities for people with different abilities and…

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May 8, 2018

Why, wherever I go in Wisconsin or when I ask people in Washington, do they sell food stamps for $0.50 on the dollar?

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May 8, 2018

The answer is the earned income tax credit encourages you to work and make a little money but not a lot of money.

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May 8, 2018

This idea that you need to go through some government agency to get job training before you can find a job is just preposterous.

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May 8, 2018

I would strongly suggest you guys get out and talk to more people.

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Apr 16, 2018

If you are hiring new people who don't know the tax law, that is worse than hiring nobody at all, correct?

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Feb 14, 2018

Bad treatment is almost sometimes better than no treatment.

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Feb 14, 2018

Sometimes it makes things better, sometimes it makes things worse.

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Feb 14, 2018

It is a real problem with the medical community that they have over prescribed these things.

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Jan 17, 2018

I thank the gentleman for his work on the Pro-Life Caucus. Only 52 years ago, abortion was illegal in this country, just as it was largely illegal throughout our country's history. It was illegal before ultrasounds which made it so clear…

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Dec 12, 2017

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my resolution, H. Res. 407, condemning the persecution of Christians around the world. The persecution of Christians is a global human rights problem that Congress needs…

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Nov 28, 2017

A lot of people are scared out there, a lot of people have expectations raised.

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Nov 8, 2017

First of all, I would like to thank the chair and ranking member for their collaborative effort to bring this bill forward. This amendment, which is supported by colleagues on both sides of the aisle, is pretty simple. It requires Federal…

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Nov 8, 2017

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 616.

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Nov 8, 2017

As the designee of my friend and colleague, Mr. Pocan, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following new…

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Nov 7, 2017

I really loved Ambassador Gold's comments, because he hit the nail on the head. You know, I think we move the embassy, it would put some realism into some discussions over there.

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Nov 7, 2017

As long as what is operating as the de facto American Embassy to Palestine is in Jerusalem, it also kind of leaves the idea out there that that could be a permanent state of affairs.

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Nov 7, 2017

Before launching into specific comments on this bill, I would like to correct some misconceptions that we heard earlier today. We just heard a lady from Illinois mention that she felt this bill would put employers who respect workers at a…

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Nov 7, 2017

Now, on with this bill. One of the tragedies we have had in America is the disappearance of small businesses in America. We had more and more big businesses, you know, big conglomerates. One of the ways you can still be a small business is…

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