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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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Sep 22, 2016

As I understand, it's being held up, what, in the Democratic cloakroom on the Senate side? Is that what's going on now?

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Sep 20, 2016

When we decide who we are going to vote for the next election, we should make sure we do not have another President who goes overboard in allowing too many people in the country.

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Sep 20, 2016

I would like to congratulate your State; I was not aware they had passed a program allowing poorer kids, all kids, to attend schools of their choice.

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Sep 20, 2016

I would not emphasize college as much.

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Sep 7, 2016

I think the three most significant bills that affect overall spending in the last year and a half, the omnibus bill, the dock fix, and the transportation bill all couldn't have been more bipartisan.

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Jun 22, 2016

Now, just on the face of it, this looks completely contrary to what you told us in February, not to mention completely contrary to what is in the statute.

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May 25, 2016

On rollcall No. 248, I was in a very important meeting. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

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May 16, 2016

I do not think in America we ever remotely give up on poor people.

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Apr 26, 2016

Under the final rule, the employer will have to report if the advice it receives is given with the intent to persuade.

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Apr 26, 2016

This is one of the major problems we have in this country, in my opinion.

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Apr 26, 2016

The expert, here you are testifying before Congress, the expert, and we have another vague law here in which your clients do not know whether they are doing something criminal or not.

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Apr 19, 2016

One of the frustrating things about the Federal Government is that it acts without realizing the hardship it is causing other people. The reason for this bill is that, recently, the IRS decided not to publish in paper form Publication 17…

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Mar 1, 2016

It is always a big decision when you name a local post office after somebody. I think people should investigate Maya Angelou a little bit and perhaps Google ``Maya Angelou'' and look at other articles in places like the ``American…

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Mar 1, 2016

they also feel that their major competition for those employees is the government itself because of all the government benefits that you get if you don't work.

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Mar 1, 2016

First, I thank my colleague from Oklahoma and my colleague from Missouri for saying such nice things about Lieutenant Colonel Megellas. I also thank Senator Johnson, who did a good job of getting this through the U.S. Senate. Mr. Speaker…

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Feb 2, 2016

In an era where people are so easily offended, where nativity scenes are shut down, where racism is claimed at the tiniest of circumstances, it is surprising that, in 2015, the Federal Government is still funding Planned Parenthood…

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Oct 21, 2015

I love America. America should be number one, and America's capital should be number one. I love to talk to immigrants who do so much of the work in our Capital City. They all know America is great. They gush about how anybody can work in…

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Oct 6, 2015

That's the more important. Now, one other quick thing, I've always kind of loved Head Start because as government explodes, it's so rare that we ever find a program in which the studies show it has been unsuccessful.

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Jul 14, 2015

In general, I hate mandatory minimums.

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Jul 8, 2015

Well, one of the many reasons that this is a good bill is that it recognizes that the Federal Government is taking too much control over education in this country. One of the reasons the Federal Government should not get involved in many…

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Jul 8, 2015

Right now, the Environmental Protection Agency makes the determination whether a county is what they call a nonattainment zone based on readings, the amount of ozone that various monitors come up with. If you are a nonattainment zone, it…

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Jul 8, 2015

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this act…

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Jul 8, 2015

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Sanford

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Jul 8, 2015

First of all, the gentlewoman from Maine makes a point not about this amendment specifically, but about the overall program. And that is you have a situation right now in which, apparently, the Department of Natural Resources is making a…

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Jun 23, 2015

It is intended to be a partnership among federal, state, and local governments.

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