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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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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Eastern Washington families and businesses should be able to deduct every penny of state and local sales tax they pay throughout the year from their federal tax bill, especially when people in most states are deducting their state income taxes.
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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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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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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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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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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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The Republicans won the women's vote in 2010. It was the first time since Ronald Reagan that the Republicans had won the women's vote. And when you look at the issues that really drove women to the Republican Party, it's been the issues related to the economy, to jobs, the debt.
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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.