Cathy McMorris
Cathy McMorris
Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgersis an American politician and since 2005 has been the U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district, which includes Spokane and the eastern third of the state...
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One of my top priorities is to promote missions and projects that will expand Fairchild Air Force Base and ensure our national security.
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Energy is important to Americans. Fifty years ago, America was an exporter of oil. A lot has changed, and today, we import over 60 percent of our oil.
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Rural schools in my district also face difficulties in obtaining qualified teachers to teach math, science and foreign language courses.
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We must not allow Iran to bully the world or our allies or fail to show Iran that we will take their irresponsible and careless behavior seriously.
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It is crucial that we work to protect our dams and rivers and recognize the vital role they play in Eastern Washington's economy.
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In 2002, foreign nationals accounted for over half of all engineering and math doctorates, and almost half of all computer science doctorates.
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If current trends continue, by 2010, more than 90 percent of all scientists and engineers will be living in Asia, not the United States.
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When President Obama was in the Senate, when he was a U.S. senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. And he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point.
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Private ownership of property is vital to both our freedom and our prosperity.
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Math and science fields are not the only areas where we see the United States lagging behind. Less than 1 percent of American high school students study the critical foreign languages of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Russian, combined.
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People in Eastern Washington should be confident in knowing that the government will not come and seize their property or farm land. Legislation is needed to correct this decision and restore the principle of having limited government involvement.
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This year I hope to introduce legislation that would require Power Administrations to list direct and indirect costs associated with ESA compliance as a line item on customer's power bills.
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The true state of the union lies in your heart, and in your home.
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Everywhere I travel throughout Eastern Washington, I hear from people demanding we do a better job of controlling our borders and reducing illegal immigration.