Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper
James Hayes Shofner "Jim" Cooperis the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 5th congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition. He previously represented Tennessee's 4th congressional district from 1983 to 1995...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 June 1954
CountryUnited States of America
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With our national savings rate well below one-percent, it is imperative that the government embrace innovative and cost-effective means of boosting personal savings.
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Few people realize that Bush could slash any program in federal government with the approval of a simple majority in the Senate and the House.
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The U.S. government uses cash accounting. That is illegal for any enterprise of any size in America except for the U.S. government. Every for-profit business, every not-for-profit business, every state and local government has to use real accounting except for Uncle Sam.
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Almost every economist agrees that the American health care system is unsustainable. Medical care is so expensive that it is busting all of our budgets - government, business, and personal. Eventually, the medical price bubble will pop. What, then, are the alternatives?
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President Clinton was able to achieve budget surpluses despite a divided government.
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If you need to put your money in a safe and secure place and you want it to earn interest, Treasury bonds are safer than putting it in any bank as a deposit or putting it anywhere else, because they are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.
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We got rattled in there, but the kids came back especially when we got behind in the third period. That was huge. They showed great character. They gave me everything I asked for all year long except for one more goal.
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The worst lead in hockey is two goals, among coaches at least. But obviously, you'd rather have it than not have it.
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Right now under President George W. Bush, we have the first President since James Garfield in 1881 never to have vetoed a single bill.
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Bowling Green didn't fall off the tournament truck. If you turn over the puck to them, they'll find a way to put it in the net. They're one of the most well-coached teams we've faced, so this was a good wake-up call for us.
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Congress as a whole is less popular than it's been since polling was invented.
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Most of my folks back home think Social Security and Medicare are sacred commitments stronger than the strongest contract. And yet if you look at the details here in Washington, they're not even promises. They're scheduled benefits. I think we need to do all that we can to make sure those benefits are real.
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Members walk into the chamber full of hatred. They believe the worst lies about the other side. Two senators stopped by my office just a few hours ago. Why? They had a plot to nail somebody on the other side. That's what Congress has come to.
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You can divide neighborhoods, you can divide houses, you can probably divide double beds if you want, to get down to people's voting preferences.