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There is no accountability in soft money. None.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Money
Accountability
Squash
None
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We were all hit with sticker shock: $87 billion is a huge number.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Huge
Shock
Sticker
Hit
Billion
Number
Huge Number
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I know it starts at home, but all families are not staying together.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Home
Stay Strong
Staying
Together
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The pro-growth policies and spending restraint of Conservatives work.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Growth
Restraint
Spending
Conservatives
Policies
Pro-Growth
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We should not be afraid to go into a new era, to leave the old beyond.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Fear
Eras
New Era
Should
Go
Afraid
Beyond
Old
Leave
Era
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We must curtail the flow of illegal immigrants across the Mexican border.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Flow
Illegal
Illegal Immigrants
Immigrants
Mexican
Across
Border
Curtail
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We must pass a national energy policy to continue our successes in the War on Terrorism.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
War
Energy
Energy Policy
Policy
Terrorism
Pass
Successes
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Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Congress
Cutting
Economy
Republican
Ending
Republicans
Programs
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Agriculture was the first manufacturing industry in America and represents the best of all of us.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Agriculture
America
Firsts
Manufacturing
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When you know something in your heart, you better not be quiet about it. You better speak out about it.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Heart
Quiet
Speaks Out
Heart Better Your
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We can not underestimate the potential harm North Korea's capabilities can cause for the rest of the world.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Causes
Harm
Korea
Underestimate
World
Capabilities
North
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We've got to continue to find ways to honor our 25 million veterans that have served our country with such honor and distinction.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Country
Honor
Way
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I used to be in the real estate business, and I have three areas of interest: Chickamauga Lock, Chickamauga Lock, and Chickamauga Lock.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Business
Real
Three
Area
Estate
Lock
Real Estate
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In closing, let me just thank God, on the floor of the House, for not turning away from us even though we seem to be turning away from Him.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Closing
House
Let Me
Thank God
Turning
God Thank God Me
Floor
Thank
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You can't legislate or litigate good, healthy behavior but we must be willing to educate people at an early age about the affects of unhealthy living.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Education
Educate
Healthy
People
Unhealthy
Willing
Affects
Early Age
Legislate
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For twenty years, Islamic Jihadists have been attacking American interests around the world and we did not take them seriously until September 11th, 2001.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Attacking
Islamic
September
September 11
September 11th
Years
American Interests
Interests
Seriously
Twenty
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Hamas, also elected to governmental leadership in Palestine, includes the jihadists, people who have declared war on the United States of America and its ally, Israel.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Leadership
War
America
Hamas
Palestine
United States Of America
Ally
Elected
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Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Women
Armed Forces
Critical
Gaps
Men And Women
Recruitment
Retention
Sacrifice
Willing
Armed
Ensure
Forces
Gap
Sacrifices
Sustain
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I really believe deep in my soul that we're going to have to step up and face these challenges and be tough and pull together and unify and be creative and be willing to sacrifice.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Believe
Creative
Creativity
My Soul
Sacrifice
Tough
Willing
Together Face Challenges
Pull
Step
Unify
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Now, the United Nations is an organization that I believe was founded with good intentions. As a matter of fact, a prominent Tennessean named Cordell Hull was very involved with it.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Believe
Good Intentions
Hull
Matter
Nations
Organization
Prominent
United Nations
Good Believe I Believe
Named
Intentions
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With freedom comes responsibility, and I can think of no responsibility greater than putting on a U.S military uniform and standing in the gap between an enemy threat and civilian life.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Enemy
Greater
Military
Responsibility
Standing
Thinking
Civilian
Gap
Putting
Uniform
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The U.S. along with China, Japan, South Korea and Russia has an important role to play in containing North Korea's nuclear ambitions and exerting all the influence we can possibly exert.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Ambition
China
Containing
Influence
Japan
Nuclear
Russia
South Korea
Exert
Important Role
North
Possibly
Role
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Frankly, alcohol leads to a lot of other things when you start drinking at 12-years old. It is a big problem that needs to be addressed. Frankly, the industry has pushed us back and pushed us back.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Alcohol
Drinking
Years
Big Problem
Frankly
Leads
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In this post 9-11 world we live in, it is critical we take steps to improve the safety and security of the Trucking Industry which has proven to be our most mobile and flexible mode of transporting goods.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Critical
Flexible
Goods
Mobile
Proven
Safety
Security
Steps
World
Improve
Mode
Post
Transporting
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That was one of the great successes of removing Saddam Hussein, as we took Iraq out of the picture of having a sovereign nation from which the terrorists could operate. But this war has not gone perfectly.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Hussein
Saddam
Sovereign
Picture
Nation
Operate
Perfectly
Removing
Saddam Hussein
Sovereign Nation
Successes
Terrorists
Took
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Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed, and taxes increase further.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Government
Borders
Citizens
Increase
Resources
School
Taxes
Way
Further
Overcrowded
Properly
Schools
Services
Stretched
Thin
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With only 2 percent of the world's proven reserves of oil, we in the United States can pump until we are blue in the face and it will not change the fact that we need more diverse and more secure sources of energy.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Change
Smile
Blue
Diverse
Facts
Oil
Percent
Proven
Reserves
Secure
Change World Face
Change Face World
Pump
Sources
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Over this August district work period, like many of my colleagues, I spent a lot of time with the men and women in uniform from my home State. The 196th Field Artillery Brigade just got back from a year in Afghanistan.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Women
Home
Afghanistan
Artillery
August
Colleagues
Home State
Men And Women
Time Work Men
Brigade
District
Work Time Women
Uniform
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One of the greatest men to ever walk this land was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His life exemplified unity by bringing people together for the good of all. In any small way I hope to someday bring people together like Dr. King.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Kings
Men
Land
Luther
Someday
Together
Unity
Life Hope Good
Greatest
Any
Bring
Dr
Dr. King
Ever
Small
Walk
His
Martin
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King
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But Hezbollah now has reared its ugly head in a way that threatens the entire free world. And they want, by their own charter and definition, the destruction of Israel and Christians. That is the truth. That is in their charter.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Truth
Charter
Christian
Destruction
Free World
Israel
Christians
Definition
Threatens
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If we pulled out of Iraq tomorrow, Islamic jihadism is on the rise. And they continue, as we see in Lebanon, to seek to destroy the State of Israel and seek to drive America back and bring us to our knees. We must stand tall and straight.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Iraq
Islamic
Israel
Lebanon
Tall
Tomorrow
Rise
Drive
Destroy
Straight
Seek
Pulled
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Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are positions may be on policy, as Americans and patriots, we must support all of our soldiers with our thoughts and our prayers.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Thank You
Veterans Day
Memorial Day
Policy
Prayer
Vietnam
Families
Patriots
Positions
Prayers
Sacrifices
Thoughts
Soldiers
Thank
Veterans
Vietnam Veterans
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Those are serious questions of war and peace, of freedom or tyranny, whether or not there is ever going to be a hope of us instilling some democratic systems in a part of the world that frankly is breeding hate and destruction directed right at us.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
War
Breeding
Democratic
Destruction
Hate
Tyranny
World
Directed
Frankly
Instilling
Systems
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Because these kids get away from their parents, and they binge drink until they are sick. Dozens of them are going to the hospital, and some of them dying. This is a problem, a big problem that needs to be addressed, and we need accurate information.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Kids
Accurate
Accurate Information
Binge
Dying
Parent
Sick
Big Problem
Dozens
Hospital
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Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Courage
Men
Behalf
Grateful
Harm
Honor
Men And Women
Sacrifice
September
Men Women Face
Begin
Courage Men Women
Courage Women Men
Frankly
Sacrifices
Threats
Uniform
Vulnerabilities
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And I am a conservative. Sometimes conservatives forget we are supposed to conserve, to save, to be efficient. Plus our dependence on other sources of energy is causing our country to not be independent and to really be vulnerable. So this is a security issue.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Country
Dependence
Efficient
Independent
Issues
Plus
Causing
Conservatives
Conserve
Issue
Save
Sources
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Today the people from my State of Tennessee would listen to this debate, or even talk about a reference to God on our money or in the Halls of Congress or in our Pledge and say, please, let common sense and logic win the day and prevail versus legal mumbo jumbo.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Legal
Money
Common Sense
Congress
Debate
Halls
Logic
People
Please
Tennessee
Versus
Winning
Prevail
Reference
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I believe the National Park Service has demonstrated strong partnerships geared towards respecting the private property of citizens in its administering of the current Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and will continue to do so upon the addition of the routes.
Zach Wamp / Former U.s. Representative
Believe
Citizens
Historic
Private Property
Property
Routes
Strong
Tears
Addition
Current
Geared
Towards
National Park
Park
Partnerships
Private
Respecting
Service
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