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Louise M Slaughter
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Address at White House Health Summit - Feb. 25, 2010
February 25, 2010
Thank you, Mr. President. And thanks to all of my colleagues for being here. I am pretty succinct and pretty timely. I will not take up a lot of time, but I sure do have to say some things. The first one is the preexisting conditions absolutely has to go. It is cruel. It is capricious. And it is done only to enhance the bottom line. This was not even anything we talked about ten or fifteen years ago. But it was mentioned that all Americans should be treated the […]
Allyson Schwartz
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Statement on Republican Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal - March 21, 2012
March 21, 2012
Thank you, and I appreciate the opportunity to talk particularly about Medicare. But I did want to start by saying the federal budget is a statement of values and priorities. It is every year. It certainly is this year as our nation is facing significant challenges. I believe that we have to put forward a budget that ensure that we can meet our obligations, that we can reduce the deficit, and that we can grow our economy. First, I believe that we must commit to reducing the nation’s deficit in […]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Weekly Republican Address - March 2, 2013
March 2, 2013
Hello, I’m Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers from Washington State. Today I’d like to give you an update on the debate we’re having in Washington about spending. This debate is about more than just numbers and politics. It’s about the kind of future we want for our children and grandchildren. Do we want to hand them a mountain of debt and all the worries that go with it, or do we want them to inherit a vibrant economy and a future full of opportunity? This is the debate we’ve been having […]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Weekly Republican Address - Nov. 22, 2012
November 22, 2012
Hello and Happy Thanksgiving. I’m Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers from Washington State. Though the Thanksgiving story began long before our founding, the holiday itself started in 1863, when President Lincoln gave thanks for ‘the gracious gifts of the Most High God,’ first among them being freedom. He invited Americans to mark a day of Thanksgiving so that these gifts could be ‘solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.’ To think that Lincoln, at the height of the Civil War, could look […]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Weekly Republican Address - Feb. 18, 2012
February 18, 2012
Hello, I’m Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and I have the honor of representing the hardworking taxpayers of eastern Washington. I’m also a mother of two young kids, Cole and Grace, and like millions of other moms across America, I’m concerned about our children’s future, and the economy they’ll inherit. On February 23, 2009, during a fiscal responsibility summit at the White House, President Obama made a promise to the American people. “I’m pledging,” he said, “to cut the deficit we inherited by half by the end of my first term in […]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Weekly Republican Address - April 12, 2014
April 12, 2014
There was plenty of talk in Washington this week about equal pay. The thing is – it was just that: more talk. As a woman who worked at McDonald’s to get through college...as the mom of two young daughters…and as the elected representative of thousands of hardworking women, I have always supported equal pay for equal work. And if a woman is being paid less than a man because of gender discrimination, that is both wrong and against the law. The protections provided to women and others in the Equal […]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Rebuttal to State of the Union Address - Jan. 28, 2014
January 28, 2014
What an honor it is for me to be with you after the President’s State of the Union. Tonight we honor America – a nation that has witnessed the greatest rise of freedom and opportunity our world has ever seen. A nation where we are not defined by our limits, but by our potential. And a nation where a girl who worked at the McDonald’s drive-thru to help pay for college can be with you from the United States Capitol. But the most important moments right now aren’t happening here. […]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Weekly Republican Address - July 9, 2011
July 9, 2011
Hello, I'm Cathy McMorris Rodgers, I have the privilege of representing Washington's Fifth Congressional District, and I serve as vice chair of the House Republican Conference. “Where are the jobs?” It's the only question worth asking after yesterday's unemployment report. Our economy is actually creating fewer jobs month-to-month right now. More than 14 million people are out of work. They've been unemployed, on average, for 40 weeks -- a new record. The Obama Administration promised its “stimulus” would keep unemployment below eight percent. Two and a half years later, the […]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Weekly Republican Address - July 25, 2009
July 25, 2009
This is Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers from Washington state, vice-chair of the House Republican Conference. Like millions of parents, the health of my young son is our family’s top priority. When he’s sick, my husband and I take him to the doctor and expect the doctor not to just do something, but to do the right thing to help our son get better. This is the same philosophy I’ve brought to the ongoing health care debate in Washington, DC. Some politicians – including the president and Democratic leaders in Congress […]
Diane Black
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Protecting Taxpayer Dollars - Sept. 14, 2013
September 14, 2013
Hi, I'm Diane Black, and I represent Tennessee's Sixth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. What an honor it is to be speaking with you. Protecting taxpayer dollars is one of Washington's most important responsibilities. Your money should be spent wisely or not at all. And everything we do to stop waste and fix broken government removes obstacles to creating jobs and building a stronger economy. This week, the House took on a hot spot for fraud and abuse in the president's health care law by passing a […]