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As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our fiscal deficit, ladies and gentlemen, is over $700 billion today.
Jim Costa
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This Department of Treasury, run by this administration, using the same tried and true accounting methods that every business in America uses, cast new light on the fiscal severity that our Nation is facing, what some would call a mess.
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It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.
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We have for too long put vast oil and natural gas reserves off limits to exploration and production, as The Washington Post editorial stated this week.
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Water is a finite resource that is essential in the advancement of agriculture, and is vital to human life.
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Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill.
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The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst.
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Too often, Indian tribes are at the mercy of the shifting political winds of State government.
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Should we attempt border security first, which I believe we should, we still need to face the fact that comprehensive reform is necessary. This must include a guest worker program and dealing with the 11 million people who are here today that are contributing to our economy.
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Rosa Parks will be remembered for her lasting contributions to society. Her legacy lives on in the continued struggle for civil rights around the world. She will be missed.
Jim Costa
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In coming to the Congress as a new Member and becoming a fellow Blue Dog, we have had an opportunity to share and really spend a great deal of time in examining the challenges that our Nation finds itself in in getting its fiscal house in order.
Jim Costa
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Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That dependency is a threat to our national security, and we must address that threat.
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In addition, to punishing sexual offenders and protecting our children, we must also provide services, resources and counseling to the people who are victims of these horrible crimes.
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I fully appreciate the fact that George W. Bush won 49% of my district.
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