Mark Foley
Mark Foley
Mark Adam Foleyis a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He served from 1995 until 2006, representing the 16th District of Florida as a member of the Republican Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 September 1954
CountryUnited States of America
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I've been telling my colleagues sooner or later we would face a catastrophe unfathomable in financial terms and the insurance companies would not be able to bear it,
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These are the kind of tipping-point moments that have the potential to derail us, ... Incumbents suffer more when people believe there is a failure of leadership.
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Entrance into the United States is not a guaranteed right.
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FEMA should not be hindered by a top-heavy bureaucracy when they are needed to act swiftly to save lives.
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Currently, for every three workers contributing to Social Security there is one retiree receiving benefits paid for by those workers.
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We're up against a daunting task to convince our colleagues whose eyes are politically affixed to fuel prices at the pump,
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A government operates and acts differently than a company. So all we want to do is get some transparency here and then determine if the deal should go forward.
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The gulf coast, we all know now, after Katrina, is responsible for 25 percent of U.S. production of natural gas. Following Katrina and Rita, almost 75 percent of the natural gas production in the gulf was shut down and not producing.
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It states, History should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. It also suggests that this celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States.
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We suffered from the hurricanes last year, and I will howl if their legislation gets some special consideration over Florida's.
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I am concerned about what further reporting could lead to.
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I believe without any equivocation that she's the most recognizable freshman in Washington. She's spoken more on the floor and taken command of the issues more than any other new member who comes to mind.
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She's gone out of her way to nurse an image that's more than just an antagonist of Fidel Castro. To her credit, she's been very effective and holds a valued opinion on a diverse range of topics.
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She looks carefully and critically at every issue and bases her vote not on partisanship but on the right decision, and that's probably the most valuable trait for something as important as protecting our nation,