Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson
Samuel Robert "Sam" Johnsonis the U.S. Representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district serving in Congress since 1991. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes much of Collin County, including Plano, where he lives. In October–November 2015, he was the acting Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he also serves as chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 October 1930
CitySan Antonio, TX
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It's one thing to support the Wright Amendment. It's another thing to support shutting down your home-district airport. What about the people who work at Dallas Love? What about the people who travel from Dallas Love? What about the companies that operate out of Dallas Love? Her decision smacks of heavy-handed government at its absolute worst.
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It's a big blow to the community. Most of the people who work here live in the Denmark area.
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It was a sleepless weekend. There are a lot of people who are good people, and I've worked with them for a lot of years.
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I think the concept of coving is good, but the density ... will create a tremendous problem with traffic. Most of the people in that area are on 1-acre lots. (The more dense development) takes away from the reason why we moved out there.
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Going in, I wanted to improve, but I wanted to mature as a person. I wanted to set an example. I knew coming into the season people would come to me, especially underclassmen. I knew as a captain that I had to strive to be someone to look up to.
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The coaches don't like it when people don't contact them, because then it looks like they're trying to sneak in. I wouldn't want to keep secrets from my coach. I know he has my best interests in mind. I always talk to him about it. Honesty is important. You have to be honest because if you're not, it's going to come out badly for more than just one party in the situation.
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The silence is deafening ... The Party of the New Deal has become the Party of the No Deal.
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The worst part is trying to leave. Everything is jammed. It takes the longest time just to get to the highway.
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Bill was an enormous Duke fan. You weren't with Bill very long before Duke sports came up.
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I wanted to fully understand what was at stake if the pre-existing legislation was altered or repealed within the context of our new aviation climate, ... Further, I wanted to hear from various segments of my constituency. After many meaningful discussions and a thorough analysis, I am convinced now more than ever that the risks of amending or repealing the Wright Amendment are simply too great.
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We just couldn't get over the hump. We got beat on ground balls, made a couple of bad decisions but overall, we played a nice game. I said that I wanted to leave this field with no regrets and that's what we did.
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We're all a little shocked. It's very difficult here today. Brandon was just a great guy.
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Having my team there to help me with everything and being able to help them, that was amazing.
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We were friends for 40 years. He was quite a character.