| Motorcycles And Scooters As Transportation Options |
May 18, 2012 |
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John Duncan, R-TN
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"On May 13, President Obama proclaimed May 15th through May 21st as National Transportation Week. In the proclamation the President recognized that our Nation needs a safer transportation network that will provide more transportation choices. As a Member of the Congressional Motorcycle Safety Caucus I would like to highlight one such choice and point out that two-wheeled vehicles can be transportation options for many Americans."
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| Honoring Harvey Milk |
May 18, 2012 |
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Adam Schiff, D-CA
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"Recently, we have taken great strides towards this goal. We have increased protection against hate crimes motivated by a person’s sexual orientation, fought against employment discrimination against LGBT individuals, increased funding for HIV/AIDS research and prevention, and repealed the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. With President Obama‘s courageous endorsement last week, we are beginning to take small yet certain steps towards the legalization of same-sex marriage. Despite these small victories, there are still many more battles to fight, individuals to inspire and groups to educate."
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| National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2013 |
May 18, 2012 |
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Rush Holt, D-NJ
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"Finally, this bill continues the deadly folly that is the war in Afghanistan, now the longest war in our country’s history. There is no good reason for us still to be involved in combat operations in Afghanistan. We invaded Afghanistan to get Osama bin Laden and his key lieutenants—the men who were responsible for the 9/11 attacks on our Nation. Last year, President Obama authorized the operation that eliminated bin Laden. The chief planner of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, has been in our custody for years. The Al Qaeda we went to war with in 2001 effectively no longer exists, and thus the reason we sent our troops to Afghanistan no longer exists, which is why they should come home now but won’t, thanks to this misguided bill. It is for all these reasons that I will vote against this bill."
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| Burma Sanctions Should Not Be Eased, Lifted, Or Removed |
May 18, 2012 |
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Trent Franks, R-AZ
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"United to End Genocide says, “Economic investment is one of the driving forces behind the Burmese army’s attacks against civilians in Kachin State. By expediting the rollback of sanctions, President Obama has told Burma’s long suffering ethnic nationalities that they aren’t part of the equation.”"
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| Authorization For Use Of Military Force |
May 18, 2012 |
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Louie Gohmert, R-TX
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"Though I felt strongly about the impropriety of the way the President was handling those things in 1979 and 1980, it was not appropriate for a member of the military to publicly ever criticize a commander in his chain of command. That’s what the Commander in Chief is. So whether or not any of us agrees with the soldier who criticized President Obama, you have to have discipline in the military, and that’s not appropriate."
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