Rob Simmons
Rob Simmons
Robert Ruhl "Rob" Simmonsis an American politician and retired U.S. Army Colonel who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007, representing Connecticut's second congressional district as a Republican...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 February 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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There's been a lot said about Social Security reform. What has been left out of the debate is the double tax on Social Security benefits. I believe it's time to get rid of a tax that punishes seniors and discourages work and retirement savings.
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I will vote against any bill that takes Social Security tax dollars and diverts them to any other purpose than Social Security benefits.
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The 1993 Social Security tax penalizes seniors who have planned for their retirement through savings, investment and hard work. That's wrong, and that's why the double tax on Social Security must end.
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Indictments of any kind are serious. That being said, let's not forget that an indictment is not a conviction. We still have due process in this country.
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Indictments of any kind are serious, ... That being said, let's not forget that an indictment is not a conviction. We still have due process in this country.
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The best governor in the world is the person who never really planned to be governor.
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The best governor in the world, ... is the person who never really planned to be governor.
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I want to ask the first lady to sign it.
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We gave the commission facts, ... We went from criterion to criterion to criterion and proved them wrong at every point.
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Completing Route 11 is first and foremost about public safety.
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Oh God, I'm so excited. We're marathon runners, and marathon runners focus on the goal. The goal was always today and we wanted to pace ourselves for today. We broke the tape today. We won.
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The Silent Service is all together too silent. It's important to begin to highlight the critical importance of the Silent Service to our national security.
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The Silent Service is all together too silent, ... It's important to begin to highlight the critical importance of the Silent Service to our national security.
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I am so pleased to be in a place that was, has been, and always will be the submarine capital of the world,