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There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Memorial Day
Country
Risking Your Life
Life Your Nothing
Nothing
Risking
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None of the things I have done would have been accomplished without a true team effort.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Accomplished
Done
Effort
Team
Team Effort
None
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The war on terror is a fight that we did not start, but it is one that we shall finish.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
War
Fighting
Terror
Finish
Shall
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Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
China
Democracy
Nations
Taiwan
World
Allow
Authoritarian
Beacon
Subdued
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We are telling veterans they must sacrifice to pay for the pet projects and contracts to campaign donors of powerful members of Congress.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Pet
Aggravation
Congress
Contracts
Donors
Members
Powerful
Sacrifice
Campaign
Veterans
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More needs to be done to take the fight to the enemy and secure our borders against the terrorist threat. We need more protection on land, sea and air.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Air
Borders
Enemy
Fighting
Protection
Sea
Secure
Terrorist
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We must always emphasize research and development of science and mathematics, and I can think of no better way to achieve this than through our future in space.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Space
Achieve
Research
Research And Development
Thinking
Better Way
Emphasize
Future Science Space
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Any veteran can tell you it is already hard enough to see a doctor down at the VA and get the health care they were promised when they signed up to serve this country.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Care
Country
Doctors
Health Care
Veteran
Doctor
Promised
Serve
Signed
Va
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One of the most important accomplishments of the Caucus is raising awareness with law enforcement and communities nationwide on the issues of child safety and Internet safety.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Caucus
Children
Enforcement
Issues
Law
Law Enforcement
Safety
Accomplishments
Communities
Nationwide
The Most Important
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Today, I will vote in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. I shall do so because like President Bush, I strongly believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Men
Believe
President Bush
Protection
Support
Vote
Amendment
Bush
Shall
Strongly
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With 1.7 million private sector jobs lost and half a million jobs shipped overseas over the past three years, we must take action to spur job creation and restore economic prosperity.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Jobs
Creation
Economic Prosperity
Job Creation
Past
Private Sector
Years
Overseas
Restore
Sector
Shipped
Spur
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Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Allies
China
Diplomatic
Fall
Nations
Republic
Return
Seeking
Taiwan
United Nations
Mr
Speaker
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Moreover, as we live in an era of the ascendancy of democracy and human rights, we must see that Taiwan has been a vibrant democracy with a democratically elected president and legislature.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Ascendancy
Democracy
Human Rights
Legislature
President
Rights
Taiwan
Democratically
Moreover
Vibrant
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Such an arrangement would provide Taiwan and China with a forum for dialogue whereby they may forge closer ties based on mutual understanding and respect, leading to permanent peace in the Taiwan Strait.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Respect
China
Dialogue
May
Mutual
Mutual Understanding
Permanent
Taiwan
Ties
Understanding
Arrangement
Based
Closer
Forge
Forum
Leading
Permanent Peace
Provide
Strait
Whereby
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I will continue to push for doubling the strength of the U.S. Border Patrol, and to make sure that every cargo container that enters this nation is screened for radiation and potential weapons of mass destruction.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Border Patrol
Borders
Cargo
Destruction
Mass
Mass Destruction
Radiation
Weapons
Border
Container
Doubling
Patrol
Push
Screened
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As southeast Texas's only Member of the House Transportation Committee, I'm especially proud of being able to help bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the region to create jobs and improve the area infrastructure.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Jobs
Dollars
House
Infrastructure
Millions
Texas
Transportation
Committee
Hundreds
Member
Millions Of Dollars
Region
Southeast
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Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the benefits they were promised, and they should realize that, were it not for these veterans, there would be nothing to hand out.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Inspiring
Veterans Day
Benefits
Congress
Hands
Memories
Promised
Treating
Veterans
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We were also able to do a great deal of work to improve highways, airports and airways, waterways, and railways, all of which are important and have provided a better quality of life and economic development opportunities for my constituents.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Opportunity
Quality
Airports
Constituents
Development
Economic
Economic Development
Highways
Important
Quality Of Life
Life Work Great
Airport
Better Quality
Great Deal
Improve
Opportunities
Provided
Railways
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But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Opportunity
Veterans Day
Patriotism
Believe
Bravery
Past
Embodied
In The Past
Present
Praises
Re-Evaluate
Sing
Treating
Veterans
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While we face economic obstacles that challenge every decision made in Washington, decisions made merely for political gain must stop. It's time to restore civility in Congress. It's time for action where action is needed - all politics aside.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Civility
Obstacles
Aside
Gain
Merely
Restore
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The local communities, through their leaders, were able to build a communications network that allowed my work here to reflect the needs and interests of the people within the 9th Congressional District. Its been an honor to do that and we did so successfully.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Communication
Community
People
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The local communities, through their leaders, were able to build a communications network that allowed my work here to reflect the needs and interests of the people within the 9th Congressional District. It's been an honor to do that and we did so successfully.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Honor
Allowed
Work Honor People
District
Communications
Communities
Congressional
Interests
Local
Network
Reflect
Successfully
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Despite global economic concerns, other nations are continuing to push forward and invest in their space capabilities. A U.S. withdrawal from the industry will only allow others to surge in their own capabilities, potentially impacting our national security and technology competitiveness in the future.
Nick Lampson / Former U.s. Representative
Competitiveness
Continuing
National Security
Nations
Withdrawal
Surge
Capabilities
Invest
Concerns
Potentially
Push
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