| Secretary Sebelius Continues To Violate Congressional Authority |
May 14, 2013 |
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Michael Burgess, R-TX
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"Let’s review: in 2012, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel concluded that Secretary Sebelius violated the Hatch Act by campaigning for President Obama while traveling on official business; then they raided the ACA’s Prevention and Public Health Fund; and now she is seeking money from businesses that she regulates to prop up the President’s takeover of American health care."
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| Statements On Introduced Bills And Joint Resolutions |
May 7, 2013 |
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Carl Levin, D-MI
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"In March of this year, Mandiant, a company that investigates private sector cyber security breaches, published a report describing how a cyber-espionage unit of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army raided the computers of at least 141 different organizations, stealing “technology blueprints, proprietary manufacturing processes, test results, business plans, pricing documents, [and] partnership agreements.” According to Mandiant, the industries targeted by the PLA “match industries that China has identified as strategic to their growth.” Mandiant’s report exposed PLA cyber theft aimed at the information technology, transportation, aerospace, satellites and telecommunications, and high end electronics industries, to name just a few."
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| The Case Of Dr. Kermit Gosnell |
May 7, 2013 |
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John Fleming, R-LA
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"Law enforcement had no idea, until they raided Gosnell’s clinic in 2010, that the pill mill he was running by day was a gruesome abortion mill by night. Gosnell had been performing late-term abortions for decades, and his procedures caused so much harm to women that he was being hit with malpractice lawsuits."
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| Water Resources Development Act Of 2013—Continued |
May 7, 2013 |
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David Vitter, R-LA
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"As Senator Boxer mentioned, it has been an enormous frustration to many of us that this so-called trust fund is raided every year so that even in a good year, half of the supposedly dedicated revenue from the industry in those trust funds is used for other purposes. Again, this is revenue from the maritime industry. It is supposed to be protected and dedicated for dredging and other delineated purposes, but even in a good year, half is used for other things, with deficit spending."
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| Introduction Of The States’ Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act |
February 14, 2013 |
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Earl Blumenauer, D-OR
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"These inconsistencies create significant challenges for both patients and the businesses working to provide access to medical marijuana. Because of federal tax and banking laws, marijuana businesses—despite operating in compliance with state or local law—are not allowed to deduct their legitimate business expenses and are often unable to make deposits or maintain bank accounts. Simultaneously, the federal government has continued to enforce federal law, and many medical marijuana facilities across the country have been raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration or otherwise targeted by the Department of Justice."
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