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From the Left comes the proposition that, given the slow economy, we should defer attending to the problem of mounting obligations - and the truly delusional idea that growing federal debt doesn't matter because we owe most of it to ourselves.
Steven Rattner
Obligations
Problem
Matter
Slow
Defer
Ourselves
Given
Federal
Proposition
Attending
Delusional
Idea
Economy
Most
Because
Truly
Left
Debt
Mounting
Owe
Should
Growing
Every bit of money that we can bring from our federal transportation budget in Washington back here to Stewart Airport will benefit our local economy and our local residents.
Sue Kelly
Money
Will
Every
Local
Back
Benefit
Our
Bit
Airport
Federal
Budget
Economy
Transportation
Washington
Residents
Bring
Here
With the enactment of the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act, we have taken an important step toward achieving federal education policies that will allow students to learn and achieve at the highest possible level.
Sue Kelly
Education
Achieve
Will
Important
Possible
Federal
Allow
Students
Highest
Step
Taken
Toward
Policies
Learn
Enactment
Important Step
Left
Child
Behind
Achieving
Act
Level
Bipartisan
Certainly, cutting spending is one of the things that can transcend to the federal government. I mean, I think the federal government has grown by leaps and bounds, and they need to look where do they need to cut.
Susana Martinez
Government
Think
Spending
One Of The Things
Federal
Federal Government
Bounds
Look
Leaps
Transcend
Where
Mean
Cut
Cutting
Certainly
Grown
Things
Need
Congress has an obligation to clear the legal fog by passing my bill to require the federal government to obtain a warrant if it wants to conduct aerial surveillance.
Suzan DelBene
Government
Legal
Obligation
Fog
Congress
Federal
Federal Government
Clear
Obtain
Aerial
Passing
Conduct
Surveillance
Wants
Require
Bill
Warrant
There's no way to understand housing as it exists today without federal policy.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Today
Way
Federal
Policy
Without
Housing
Understand
Exists
When you're a member of Congress, you can become an expert in a couple of subjects. For example, I've worked on federal procurement reform, the Armed Services Committee, manufacturing, and women's health care.
Tammy Duckworth
Health
You
Women
Care
Example
Become
Congress
Member
Federal
Armed
Armed Services
For Example
Couple
Health Care
Subjects
Reform
Committee
Expert
Worked
Manufacturing
Services
We need to make clear the federal government does not have authority to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens without due process or, for that matter, to use lethal force on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil if they don't pose imminent threats.
Ted Cruz
Government
Matter
Soil
Indefinitely
Citizens
Imminent
Detain
Threats
Federal
Federal Government
Clear
Force
Make
Without
Does
Due
Authority
Process
Use
Lethal
Need
Pose
Hispanic unemployment is higher than the national average and when the federal government is killing small businesses and killing jobs it is hurting the future of the Hispanic community and we need to carry that message.
Ted Cruz
Future
Government
National
Community
Jobs
Carry
Hurting
Small
Small Businesses
Higher
Federal
Federal Government
Message
Hispanic
Hispanic Community
Unemployment
Than
Average
Businesses
Need
I do not believe we should shut down the federal government.
Ted Cruz
Government
Down
Believe
Federal
Federal Government
Should
Shut
Right now, there is no way that the federal government can prevent someone who's on the terror watch list from buying a gun - none.
Ted Deutch
Government
Gun
Way
Someone
Prevent
Federal
Federal Government
None
Terror
List
Now
Right
Watch
Buying
In 1988, federal data showed a modest China-trade surplus of $1.6 billion in Canada's favour.
Terry Glavin
Favour
Data
Federal
Surplus
Canada
Modest
Billion
'The world's wealthiest failed state,' as it has come to be known, Belgium endured 589 days without a functioning elected government between June 2010 and December 2011 and remains a dysfunctional, linguistically divided waxworks of one federal and five regional-cultural parliaments.
Terry Glavin
Government
World
State
Divided
Remains
Federal
Failed
Between
Days
Come
Known
Without
Five
June
December
Endured
Dysfunctional
Elected
Belgium
In the Senate, I will work to shrink the size of our federal government to its core Constitutional role so the private sector can thrive.
Thom Tillis
Work
Government
Will
Thrive
Our
Sector
Constitutional
Federal
Federal Government
Private
Private Sector
Role
Senate
Size
Shrink
Core
The Obama administration's plan is to have the Federal Reserve regulate banks that might pose a 'systemic risk' if they were to fail.
Thomas Frank
Systemic
Obama
Administration
Risk
Federal
Federal Reserve
Fail
Were
Banks
Might
Plan
Regulate
Reserve
Pose
Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting.
Thomas Frank
Government
Time
You
People
Will
Spending
Administration
Pretty
Directly
Federal
Factors
Federal Government
Federal Spending
Employed
George
George W
George W. Bush
Contracting
Same
Same Time
Difference
Grew
Explained
Bush
Recall
Number
The federal government should only be providing services for emergencies. You and I, taxpayers, shouldn't be paying for cell phones so someone can have a social life. I just don't think it's appropriate.
Tim Griffin
Life
Government
You
Phones
Cell Phones
Think
Appropriate
Emergencies
Someone
Only
Federal
Federal Government
Providing
Cell
Just
Social
Taxpayers
Should
Social Life
Paying
Services
The cell phone companies add to the problem. Every one they give out, they get money for from the federal government. So they have an incentive to give as many away as possible. And that's exactly what they're doing, and they're making a killing.
Tim Griffin
Government
Cell Phone
Problem
Money
Phone
Every
Add
Out
Possible
Exactly
Exactly What
Give
Federal
Federal Government
Making
Doing
Get
Cell
Incentive
Companies
Many
Away
Should the federal government be giving people cellphones?
Tim Griffin
Government
People
Giving
Federal
Federal Government
Should
Funnily enough, the Federal Reserve produced comics about monetary policy, and there is a good comic book guide to microeconomics and macroeconomics out there. But it is not really appropriate for younger readers; it is really aimed at economics students.
Tim Harford
Good
Book
Economics
Enough
Appropriate
Guide
Out
About
Federal
Federal Reserve
Students
Policy
Readers
Comic
Comic Book
Comics
Younger
Produced
Really
Reserve
Monetary
Monetary Policy
In 1997, the National Bankruptcy Review Commission recommended that chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, the chapter that contains bankruptcy protection for family farmers, be made permanent.
Tim Holden
Family
Chapter
Protection
Made
National
Recommended
Federal
Contains
Permanent
Review
Commission
Bankruptcy
Farmers
Code
We have a country that is $5 a gallon gas, $4 a gallon gas, we got unbearable unemployment and a federal government that is out of control. We have to take back this country and we've got to get off the sidelines and take it to President Obama.
Tim Pawlenty
Government
Country
Control
President
Back
Sidelines
President Obama
Out
Obama
Unbearable
Federal
Federal Government
Take
Got
Off
Unemployment
Get
Gallon
Gas
While the political debate over abortion will continue for a very long time, the federal government can and should be doing more to support programs and services that provide women with better options.
Tim Ryan
Government
Time
Women
Abortion
Better
Political
Debate
Will
Long
Long Time
Programs
More
Federal
Federal Government
Support
Over
Doing
Continue
Political Debate
Provide
Very
Very Long Time
Options
While
Should
Services
We have to attack those things which stand in the way of America progress. And what stands in the way of American progress right now is the federal government.
Tim Scott
Government
Progress
Way
Those
Attack
Federal
Federal Government
America
American
Which
Stand
Stands
Now
Right
Things
The federal government does not trample in jackboots those with whom it does business. It wraps them in cotton batting and, when they express ingratitude, apologizes profusely.
Timothy Noah
Government
Business
Those
Batting
Cotton
Federal
Federal Government
Does
Trample
Them
Ingratitude
Express
Whom
Whenever a Kurd wants to measure the depth of some foreign leader's commitment to Kurdish autonomy, he listens for one particular word. That word is 'federal.' Anyone who will say he favors Kurdish federalism can be counted a friend of the Kurds.
Timothy Noah
Commitment
Word
Will
Leader
Say
Favors
Some
Federal
Counted
Federalism
He
Particular
Foreign
Kurdish
Kurds
Friend
Listens
Whenever
Anyone
Wants
Autonomy
Depth
Measure
Who
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