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I am grateful for the sacrifices our veterans have made to defend our freedom and prosperity. ”
America cannot become just a service and financial services economy, and to prevent that, there is no substitute for having people with successful, real-world manufacturing experience in Congress. ”
The National Endowment for the Arts distributes money to all 50 states, and they try to do their best to distribute to rural and suburban areas. It's one of the great things about the program. It raises the awareness of culture throughout the population. ”
I'm pushing - on a bipartisan basis, actually - to get federal support for the creation of high-quality textbooks that can be downloaded for free on the Internet. ”
It's wonderful to see more of my colleagues recognizing the importance of investing in STEM education and scientific research and development. ”
It's easier for me to get three times the amount of money I really want. ”
I think we can create an environment where America can kind of get back on its economic feet. ”
If I had money, I would like to get an old building, have music performances, do lithographs, have shows of paintings, and do those things that I'm interested in doing. ”
The scientific effort to inform the public about landslide risks often runs head-on into powerful economic interests. ”
In more than 500 instances, from the Gulf of Alaska to Bar Harbor, Maine, FEMA has remapped waterfront properties from the highest-risk flood zone, saving the owners as much as 97 percent on the premiums they pay into the financially strained National Flood Insurance Program. ”