Nick Lampson
Nick Lampson
Nicholas Valentino 'Nick' Lampsonis an American politician from the state of Texas and was a Congressman representing the 22nd Congressional District and the 9th Congressional District of Texas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 February 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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I also want to thank my hard-working staff both in Texas and Washington, who fought hard and effectively served the people of southeast Texas.
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He left a legacy of debt, corruption and neglect - I think all of that has sort of caught up with him. He was weakening and had become somewhat radioactive among his own colleagues.
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He has left us a legacy of debt, corruption and neglect, and he can't run from it. I think it's something he has helped usher into our Congress that people would like to see changed.
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I do not believe that the United States should ever use sanctions on food and medical sales as a foreign policy tool,
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I only had a couple of minutes to look over this poll, but the numbers I saw were encouraging. They show that the people of this district want a representative who will make headlines for the right reasons.
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If you put the work that I have done and the support that I've been given ... to the legacy of theft, corruption and neglect that Tom DeLay seems to have earned for himself, I think he saw the handwriting on the wall, that it was something he couldn't win, and made the decision to get out.
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You don't have to be a bully to do that. You can do it by reaching across the isle in friendship, and I think I'm good at doing that.
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The local communities, through their leaders, were able to build a communications network that allowed my work here to reflect the needs and interests of the people within the 9th Congressional District. Its been an honor to do that and we did so successfully.
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Any veteran can tell you it is already hard enough to see a doctor down at the VA and get the health care they were promised when they signed up to serve this country.
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Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China.
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I will continue to push for doubling the strength of the U.S. Border Patrol, and to make sure that every cargo container that enters this nation is screened for radiation and potential weapons of mass destruction.
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Moreover, as we live in an era of the ascendancy of democracy and human rights, we must see that Taiwan has been a vibrant democracy with a democratically elected president and legislature.
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Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.
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Such an arrangement would provide Taiwan and China with a forum for dialogue whereby they may forge closer ties based on mutual understanding and respect, leading to permanent peace in the Taiwan Strait.