Judy Biggert
Judy Biggert
Judith Borg "Judy" Biggertis the former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district, serving from 1999 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 August 1937
CountryUnited States of America
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If we don't continue to pursue alternative, emissions-free energy sources like nuclear fuel, we are at risk of increasing our dependence on costly natural gas.
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Our schools are among the best in the nation, so I'll continue to work for excellence and ensure that they are accountable, drug-free, and safe.
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I consider it an honor and a privilege to represent you. I love my job, and I will continue to work hard to earn the trust you have placed in me.
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No one has opened a heating bill, or filled up at the pump, and not felt the pangs of worry about our budgets, not to mention our future.
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Since 1935, this has been a pay-as-you-go system, and I always believed when I first started talking about Social Security that there was a little box that had my name on it and it had my benefits for when I retired. That is not true.
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Our country is the most generous, open, tolerant, and democratic in the world.
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Our congressional district is the fastest growing in the state. Nowhere is there a greater need for new and improved roads and transit systems that will spare us the hours we spend each day in traffic.
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Second, marriage is an issue that our Founding Fathers wisely left to the states.
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Let me first state that I believe that marriage is a sacred union between one man and one woman.
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The Pledge of Allegiance is an important expression of our shared values, and it should be preserved in its current form. I fully support the Pledge of Allegiance and urge my colleagues to do the same.
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Mr. Speaker, high natural gas prices and the summer spike in gasoline prices serve as a stark reminder that the path to energy independence is a long and arduous one.
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This legislation gives parents some comfort that their children won't fall prey to child predators while using the Internet at schools and libraries that receive federal dollars for Internet services.
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As a mother and grandmother, I can tell you firsthand that the first years of a child's life are crucial to his or her development.
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If we dont continue to pursue alternative, emissions-free energy sources like nuclear fuel, we are at risk of increasing our dependence on costly natural gas.