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Brian Baird
American
Politician
Born:
Mar 7
,
1956
Balance
Death
First
Government
Think
You
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You don't get real reform by pandering to every special interest. With cap and trade we wound up with a bill that didn't accomplish much, was enormously complicated and expensive.
Brian Baird
You
Complicated
Every
Pandering
Wound
Trade
Real
Accomplish
Up
Reform
Get
Real Reform
Expensive
Interest
Cap
Much
Bill
Special
Special Interest
When I was first elected I was puzzled why they were holding events in my honor as a mere freshman. I asked myself, why is a federal entity so involved in political activity?
Brian Baird
Myself
Events
Political
Honor
First
Holding
Entity
Federal
Mere
Puzzled
Involved
Political Activity
Freshman
Were
Elected
Asked
Activity
Why
Governing isn't as easy as you think. Many of you have taken pledges that are contradictory - to balance the budget and cut taxes, for example. You must be honest about the numbers, since our annual deficit now exceeds all discretionary spending combined.
Brian Baird
You
Balance
Example
Think
Our
Deficit
Spending
Pledges
Must
Easy
About
Taken
Since
Budget
Combined
For Example
Annual
Governing
Discretionary
Contradictory
Taxes
Cut
Many
Now
Honest
Numbers
If you set as your goal to roll back the size of government, you have an obligation to answer the tough questions and show real courage, not just appeal to ideology. Treat the voters like adults.
Brian Baird
Government
You
Courage
Obligation
Treat
Tough
Ideology
Back
Adult
Like
Voters
Answer
Real
Goal
Questions
Roll
Just
Size
Your
Show
Appeal
Set
I find it is increasingly difficult to spend the time I need with my family and at the same time do the job that needs to be done.
Brian Baird
Time
Needs
Family
Job
Difficult
Increasingly
Spend
Find
Same
Done
Same Time
Need
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