Todd Tiahrt
Todd Tiahrt
William Todd Tiahrtis an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district encompasses 11 counties in the south central region of the state, including the city of Wichita. He was succeeded by Republican Mike Pompeo...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 June 1951
CountryUnited States of America
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Many countries are preparing for the future economy, and this country seems to be trying to erect new barriers to making us more competitive.
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The same tools we need to use to keep this country safe by bringing terrorists to justice, because I guarantee you, if they have the opportunity and the means, they will take American lives.
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As Members of Congress, we swear an oath to uphold the United States Constitution. It means something to be an American because we believe in our country, we believe in our people, and we believe in our constitution.
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National Guard soldiers, as you know, give up their jobs, their time with their family, make sacrifices to make sure this country is safe.
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I vote in favor of protecting traditional marriage between one man and one woman today and I encourage my colleagues to vote for H.J. Res. 88.
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The American people are overwhelmingly supportive of a constitutional amendment that will protect traditional marriage between one man and one woman.
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The Republican Party will never again be a majority party until we regain the confidence of the American people. I believe there is room for disagreement within the party, and we should not have litmus tests.
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The Republican Party is either going to return to the party of fiscal responsibility and consistent conservative principles as it was under Ronald Reagan, or it will continue down the path of 'sporadic moderation.'
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I think it's a self-serving effort to put a political agenda above the safety of our law enforcement officers.
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As a result of our limited capacity to refine crude oil, we experience higher fuel prices when faced with refinery outages, such as during hurricanes Katrina and Rita, ... My legislation will encourage domestic refineries to expand their capacity so that we are less vulnerable to price fluctuations at the gasoline pump.
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The bottom line is 20,000 jobs will be created somewhere either in America or in France; that is a hard sell in Washington, D.C.,
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Katrina has been a good opportunity for us to push the same principles we've been fighting for, ... If they work well, we'll try to apply them nationwide. If they don't, we'll move on to something that does.
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Maintaining checks and balances on the power of the Judiciary Branch and the other two branches is vital to keep the form of government set up by our Founding Fathers.