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IMPORTANT PART OF OUR STATE. IT IS PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART OF OUR STATE. I DO NOT SAY THAT EVERYWHERE WE GO. WE DO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL STATE, SOME...
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| 00:09:11 |
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LIBERTARIAN. IN HAS BEEN A WHILE I HAVE BEEN MUCH IN THIS MESS COME ABOUT. WE ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN A WELFARE STATE, AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. WE HAVE...
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| 00:10:12 |
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YOU. [APPLAUSE] ADDRESSED QUITE A FEW ISSUES. LET ME SCRIBBLE SOME OF THIS DOWN AS WE'RE TALKING. I WANT TO START ON ONE OF THE FINAL POINTS YOU MADE...
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| 00:12:26 |
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A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. DON'T YOU THINK THAT IS DANGEROUS? WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER IF WE JUST FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION AND STOP SPENDING MONEY ON THINGS...
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| 00:13:15 |
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THANK YOU. THAT IS AN EXCELLENT POINT. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? BUT HE MAKES AN EXCELLENT POINT HERE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW WELL YOU COULD HEAR IN THE BACK. BETTING...
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| 00:15:22 |
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MIKE WEBSTER. -- LAID WEBSTER -- GLADE WEBSTER. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THE NARROWS PROJECT? WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT HERE FOR OVER 80 YEARS. IT MAKES...
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| 00:15:52 |
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THE QUESTION FROM THE SAME PROMISE YOU STARTED WITH. I DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO FORCE IT THROUGH. IT IS NOT QUITE THE SORT OF THING...
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| 00:17:54 |
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HAVE SIX OR SEVEN THINGS HERE. [LAUGHTER] THE PRESIDENT HAS AGREED THAT THE [UNINTELLIGIBLE] HE IS GOING TO PROPOSE A VALUE ADDED TAX. HOWEVER, HE WANTS...
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| 00:18:42 |
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SUPER COMMITTEE. THIS IS A TOP-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL. I KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. I CANNOT REMEMBER HIS NAME AT THE MOMENT, BUT I KNOW...
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| 00:21:17 |
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THERE? WE HAD A HAND UP. YES? >> SENATOR,
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| 00:21:23 |
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THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS. >> YOU ARE THE
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| 00:21:30 |
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MAYOR? >> A BALANCED TAX -- DO
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| 00:21:37 |
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YOU SEE IT COMING FORWARD AGAIN? THE FAIR TAX, YOU MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. BUT WE DO NOT TAX 51% OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY. THE THIRD THING...
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| 00:22:27 |
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TO MAKE SURE I HAVE GOT ALL OF THIS. >> SPENDING TAXES
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| 00:22:35 |
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INSTEAD OF BILL AND RISING A PARTICULAR GROUP. >> THESE ARE ALL
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| 00:22:40 |
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GOOD QUESTIONS. FIRST, YOUR QUESTION ON THE CUP -- THE CUT, CAP, AND BALANCE ACT -- THIS IS A BILL I INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO....
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| 00:29:19 |
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WHAT HE SAID AND YOU ARE SAYING. YOU SAID YOU WANT SURGICAL STRIKES ON IMMIGRATION AND THINGS LIKE THIS, FOCUS ON HOW YOU CAN DO IT. IF YOU FEED A COUGAR...
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| 00:30:50 |
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EASY. THE ANSWER IS YES. FLAT TAXES WOULD MAKE A LOT OF THINGS BETTER. THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION. BACK TO IMMIGRATION. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT....
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| 00:34:21 |
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SENATOR, GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE. WE HAVE MET. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU STANDING HERE AS THE FIRST U.S. SENATOR TO EVER VISIT FAIRVIEW,...
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| 00:35:47 |
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TO ENHANCE LEGAL AND MENACE -- LEGAL IMMIGRATION TO DEPRESS WAGES, TO INTENTIONALLY BRING IN MORE PEOPLE. THE OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO INCREASE THE TOTAL...
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| 00:37:57 |
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I WANT TO APOLOGIZE. ONE OF THIS UP A MINUTE AGO, I DID NOT COMMEND YOU ON THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. YOU'RE MAKING US PROUD. >> THANK
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| 00:38:06 |
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YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I HAVE TWO THINGS THAT
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| 00:38:14 |
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ARE RELATED. THE SMALL ARMS TRADE TREATY -- WHAT IS GOING ON THERE? >> I
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| 00:38:23 |
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AM AGAINST IT. >>
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| 00:38:24 |
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GOOD DEAL. AND WHAT CAN YOU DO TO GET THESE PEOPLE TO CONFESS ABOUT FAST AND FURIOUS AND HOW HIGH IT WENT? THANK YOU. >> LET US
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| 00:38:38 |
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PRETEND THAT ONE OF US DOES NOT KNOW WHAT FAST AND FURIOUS IS. [LAUGHTER] WOULD THAT BE YOU? >>
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| 00:38:48 |
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YES, SIR. [LAUGHTER] >> VATFE WAS INSTRUMENTAL
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| 00:39:02 |
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IN ALLOWING FIREARMS DEALERS ON THE BORDER STATES TO SELL GUNS, KNOWING THAT THEY WERE ILLEGAL, AND THESE GUNS WALKED ACROSS THE BORDER. A BORDER PATROL...
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| 00:39:33 |
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FOR POINTING THAT OUT. I DID NOT KNOW IT BY THAT NAME. I KNOW THAT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. IT IS AWFUL. IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED. I FULLY BELIEVE THOSE...
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| 00:39:52 |
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TRANSFERRED. >>
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| 00:39:53 |
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HE GOT REASSIGNED. >> THAT
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| 00:39:57 |
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WAS AWFUL. IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT GOVERNMENT, WHEN IT RUNS AMOK, CAN BE THE SOURCE OF AN UNTOLD AMOUNT OF GRIEF AND PAIN. THIS IS AWFUL AND INEXCUSABLE....
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| 00:40:29 |
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SUZANNE BEAN. I OWN A SMALL BUSINESS, A NEWSPAPER. >> I HAD BETTER BE NICE
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| 00:40:37 |
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TO YOU, THEN. >> LOTS
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| 00:40:39 |
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OF PEOPLE HERE HAVE ALREADY VILIFIED ME. IT'S FINE. WOULD YOU ABSOLUTELY FORECLOSE THE OPTION OF INCREASING REVENUE BY MAKING THE TAX SYSTEM A LITTLE...
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| 00:43:00 |
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HAVE THREE QUESTIONS. NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR EFFICIENCY. ON THE FIRST POINT, IT THE QUESTION IS, AM I OPPOSED TO ANYTHING THAT WOULD ENHANCE REVENUE,...
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| 00:48:23 |
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APOLOGIZE FOR BACK STEPPING. BACK ON THIS BORDER -- >> DID
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| 00:48:31 |
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I ALREADY COLONY A? =-- CALL ON YOU? >>
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| 00:48:39 |
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NO. >>
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| 00:48:42 |
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GOOD. >> WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE
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| 00:48:45 |
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TO HAVE THE NATIONAL GUARD WORK ON THE BORDER? EVERYONE PUTS IN A TWO TOUR AND THEY GO DOWN AND WORK ON THE BORDER. THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAID ANYWAY. ALL...
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| 00:49:16 |
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COULD WORK. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO USING IT. I WANT TO TALK MORE TO MY FRIEND WHO IS HERE WITH ME TONIGHT. HE IS A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. HE IS THE FORMER...
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| 00:50:30 |
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THANK YOU. >>
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| 00:50:34 |
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THANK YOU. WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE YOU HERE IN THE SENATE. IT'S FI THIS IS ALL THE FOOLISH THINGS HE DID. IT IS GETTING CLOSE TO A TRILLION DOLLARS. I...
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| 00:52:12 |
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ISSUE THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR OUR PROSPERITY THAN THE ONE YOU HAVE JUST RAISED. WE HAVE A PROBLEM. WE ARE SPENDING BETWEEN A TRILLIONND AND $1 TRILLION...
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| 00:53:51 |
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IS RIGHTFULLY OURS. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> WHAT HAPPENED TO
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| 00:54:09 |
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THE MANDATE THAT WAS JUST PUT OUT THIS WEEK? >> FROM WHAT I CAN
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| 00:54:23 |
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TELL, THERE IS AN EFFORT ON THE PART OF MANY IN WASHINGTON TO TRY TO SHUT DOWN THE BACKBONE OF OUR NATION'S ENERGY PRODUCTION GRID. THE BULK OF OUR ENERGY...
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| 00:56:13 |
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ALL OF THIS. I HAD FOUR QUESTIONS. WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT THE DEBT, TO DO WE BORROW MONEY FROM? WHY CAN WE STOP ALL FOREIGN AID EXCEPT FOR HUMANHUMANITARIAN...
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| 00:58:41 |
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THANK YOU. >> I'M GOING TO TRY
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| 00:58:49 |
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TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS QUICKLY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. WE BORROW FROM LOT AND LOT OF PEOPLE. SOME OF THEM ARE INDIVIDUALS...
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| 01:03:01 |
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YOU TODAY. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES OF OUR COUNTY. I HOPE YOU SAW AND REALIZE THAT IT COULD SLOW DOWN INTO SMALL PROJECTS. 50'S ARE...
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| 01:03:48 |
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ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THE COMMISSIONER. THEY DO NOT WASTE TIME GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE ISSUE. SHE WAS ABLE TO ANSWER EVERY QUESTION QUICKLY. THIS HAS...
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| 01:06:53 |
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AM ON THE FLIP SIDE. MOST OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. THERE ARE A FEW THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ANSWER. >> I WAS AT THE
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| 01:07:22 |
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CALL MYSELF A MEMBER OF IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DO VOUCHERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. I UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE PROGRAMS NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF CORRUPTION....
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| 01:08:42 |
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TO MEDICARE. I DO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION ABOUT WHAT TO MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE. THERE IS INSOLVENCY. THE ONLY DISPUTE AS TO WHEN IT OCCURS IS IN THE MID-20'S....
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| 01:10:40 |
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ANSWERING THIS MAN'S QUESTION. I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS THIS WITH THE. WE CANNOT LOOK AT THIS. IT REFERS TO A WHAT YOU REFERRED TO AS TAX BREAKS. WE PAID...
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| 01:11:38 |
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E IS A DIFFERENT QUESTION. -- WHAT ABOUT GE? >>GE IS A DIFFERENT QUESTION. WE HAVE TAX RATES. I AM UNWILLING TO RAISE TAX RATES. WE ALSO HAVE LOOPHOLES...
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| 01:12:35 |
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JUST GOT BACK FROM CHICAGO. I APPRECIATE BEING HERE. ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT AFFECTS ALL OF US IS THE AMOUNT OF REGULATION THAT IS PLACED ON BUSINESSES...
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| 01:13:18 |
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AGO, I ALLUDED TO THE FACT THAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN WE ALLOW LOSS TO BE MADE BY PEOPLE OTHER THAN CONGRESS. IT DOES NOT WORK FOR ANYONE WHO IS ELECTED....
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| 01:14:41 |
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ME HAVE TIME FOR TWO MORE QUESTIONS. BUT TRY TO ENTER SOME ON MY WAY OUT. >> THERE'S A LOT OF
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| 01:15:04 |
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ELDERLY PEOPLE HERE. MAYBE I AM NOT IN THE RIGHT ROOM HERE, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO ME YOUR VIEWPOINT ON ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS. SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT...
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| 01:16:31 |
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PART OF YOUR QUESTION FIRST. THE PURPOSE THE GOVERNMENT IS PROTECT LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY. THIS WOULD BE IMMORAL. IT IS WRONG FOR ME TO ROB FROM...
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| 01:21:57 |
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AND THE PHASING IT OUT? >> IT IS PART DID
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| 01:22:08 |
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THE U.S. MILITARY MISSION. I WOULD NEVER SUPPORT THAT. MEDICAID IS ALREADY ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE. EACH STATE CAN DETERMINE ITS OWN STANDARD. >> THE
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| 01:22:47 |
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FIRST WAS REALLY SHORT. GOING BACK TO THE LEGISLATION. ITDOES THAT INCLUDE ORGANIZATIONS THAT INCLUDE MINING INDUSTRIES? >>
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| 01:23:00 |
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PS. >> -- YES. >> I
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| 01:23:10 |
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AM A MINING ENGINEER. RIGHT NOW IT IS 60.2% OF COAL IS LOCKED UP UNDER FEDERAL REGULATION. YOU ARE RELEASING THESE FOR OUR BENEFIT. >> ANYTIME I AM MADE
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| 01:23:36 |
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AWARE OF THE REGULATION, IF HE HAS SOMETHING WE CAN UNLOCK, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. THIS WAS FOUND UNDERNEATH. SOME HAVE ESTIMATED THIS TO THE TRILLIONS...
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| 01:26:22 |
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IN THE AUDIENCE AND THEIR QUESTIONS. YOU CAME DOWN AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. I THINK IT IS AN OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A UNITED STATES...
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