In America, we are citizens. That means that the government belongs to us, and that if our Nation, State, and county are to work, we must fulfill certain duties, such as paying our taxes, voting, making our views known to our elected public officials, and living by the laws that our representatives pass for our good and for the good of our communities.
Remarks on the duties and promise of American citizenship.
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Our service men and women, now more than ever, are depending on your leadership to put the military medical system on a new track.
I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.
Why should Congress not have some limitations on this? It is the taxpayers' money.
In closing, may I say that the President's request includes $658 million for construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
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