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6.6 million people will benefit from a rise in the minimum wage.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Benefits
Minimum
Minimum Wage
People
Rise
Benefit
Million
People Rise Will
Million People
Wage
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Does anyone really believe it is possible to make even the most basic ends meet on $5.15 an hour?
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Believe
Doe
Hours
Basic
Hour
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The regional security in the Middle East cannot be further compromised by an Iranian loose cannon.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Easter
Cannons
East
Iranian
Middle
Middle East
Security
Cannon
Compromised
Further
Loose
Regional
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It is time this Congress listened to the American people and minimum-wage workers, and it is time that we act.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Aggravation
Congress
Minimum Wage
People
Workers
American People
Listened
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The U.S. Coast Guard is a shining example of how well a Federal agency can perform with its flexibility, speed, and expertise.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Agency
Example
Shining
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Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Congress
Inflation
Levels
Lowest
Minimum
Minimum Wage
Raised
Years
Adjusted
Wage
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It is irresponsible for this Congress to not investigate the President's lack of an exit strategy, and the fraud, waste, and abuse of U.S. tax dollars.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Abuse
Congress
Dollars
Exit
Fraud
Hype
Irresponsible
President
Strategy
Tax Dollars
Waste
Tax
Exit Strategy
Investigate
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Americans are also feeling the effects of soaring energy prices at the gas pump. The double burden of these added expenses will be far too much for many families.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Burden
Effects
Energy
Expenses
Feelings
Gas
Pumps
Added
Double
Energy Prices
Prices
Pump
Soaring
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The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act is an important authorization for our country and for our citizens, as we have seen so vividly in the last few weeks.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Citizens
Coast
Coast Guard
Country
Important
Maritime
Transportation
Authorization
Guard
Vividly
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We know that in 2001 it was believed 78 stem cell lines existed. But now we know there are only 22 that are viable, and they have been contaminated with mouse stem cells.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Cells
Lines
Stem
Stem Cell
Believed
Cell
Contaminated
Existed
Mouse
Viable
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Without action, we are going to continue to allow Iran to be a safe harbor for terrorists, see its economy further deteriorate, and see the Middle East further destabilize.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Aggravation
East
Iran
Middle East
Safe
Allow
Deteriorate
Further
Harbor
Terrorists
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There is little doubt that Iran is on a mission to rebuild its nuclear weapons and use that capability to wreak havoc and destruction on Israel and others throughout the world.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Capability
Destruction
Doubt
Havoc
Iran
Israel
Nuclear
Weapons
Mission
Rebuild
Throughout
Wreak
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Five years of Republicans' failed energy policies have resulted in Americans paying twice as much at the pump as they did in 2001, while big oil companies make triple the profits.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Big Oil
Energy
Oil
Oil Companies
Years
Twice
Failed
Republicans
Paying
Policies
Profits
Pump
Resulted
Triple
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The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the people's House make the security of our Nation's ports a priority.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Administration
Appreciate
Approval
House
Outraged
People
Port
American People
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As winter weather settles in around the country, millions of American families are facing skyrocketing home heating prices with even greater impact if cold temperatures persist into the spring.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Home
Cold
Country
Heating
Impact
Millions
Persist
Spring
Weather
Winter
American Families
Facing
Prices
Skyrocketing
Temperatures
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From protecting our natural resources to providing maritime security and national defense, the Coast Guard's duties are broad in scope, and the performance of those duties has never been more important.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Defense
Important
Maritime
National Defense
Natural
Natural Resources
Providing
Resources
Scope
Important Never More
Broad
Duties
Guard
Protecting
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Americans rightly asked, if this is the way our government responds to a natural disaster it knew about days in advance, how would it respond to a surprise terrorist attack? How would it respond to an earthquake?
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Government
Disaster
Earthquakes
Natural Disaster
Surprise
Terrorist
Way
Advance
Attack
Respond
Earthquake
Rightly
Terrorist Attack
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I also rise today in strong support of forward movement on the implementation of health information technology, which has the potential to save the United States billions of dollars in health care costs each year.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Technology
Billions
Dollars
Health Care
Health Care Costs
Implementation
Information Technology
Strong
Years
Rise
Billions Of Dollars
Care Costs
Each Year
Save
Strong Support
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In 2003, this House voted to kill a Democratic amendment to add $250 million for port security grants; then again, in 2005, against a Democratic proposal calling for an additional $400 million in funding for port security.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Add
Calling
Democratic
Funding
Grants
Port
Proposal
Additional
Voted
Amendment
Port Security
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After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Design
America
Determine
Great Depression
Honor
Memorial
Vision
Bold
Westward
Held
Jefferson
Nationwide
Thomas
Urging
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We have a VA hospital back home in St. Louis. Like many of our colleagues, we hear continued concerns about the access and the service. I have seen a statistic that more than 60,000 veterans today are waiting more than 6 months for an appointment at a VA hospital.
Russ Carnahan / Former U.s. Representative
Home
Access
Colleagues
Today
Waiting
Louis
Appointment
Concerns
Hospital
St. Louis
Statistic
Va
Veterans
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