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• Conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation and Cato Institute have criticized Bush for his big increases in spending, which far exceed those of the Clinton era.

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• Bush may be a strong leader in the war on terrorism, but on budget deficits he is missing-in-action.

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• If we don’t change, millions of American families are just one medical emergency, or one layoff, away from financial disaster and bankruptcy.

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• It’s not just that families can’t buy a home or start a business without some savings tucked away.

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• President Clinton was able to achieve budget surpluses despite a divided government.

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• This is a simple change that will provide a huge financial boost for many Americans, particularly low- to moderate-income families. It is an important step in making sure we do everything we can to encourage all Americans to save and plan for the future.

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• Take the veto. Bush is the first president since James Garfield in 1881 not to veto a single bill. Garfield only had six months in office; Bush has had over four years.

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• This Congress is simply not doing its job under Republican leadership.

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• Under the AHP approach, the average small business might be able to offer their employees one or two insurance plans, and that employee of the small business would have no idea whether their doctor was going to be a apart of one of those plans.

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• We are spending more money on bond holders than we are on our own citizens. It took 204 years to have this happen. The other party will not even allow a recorded vote on this issue so that we can see how people stand on that issue.

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• We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only had 26 voting days in this body. That is a shame.

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• Well, where is the money? Show me the money? Our allies have put up a few billion dollars, but the American taxpayer has been required to shoulder the burden of this war.

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• While tax refunds amount to substantial income for many Americans, current IRS rules do not allow taxpayers to directly deposit their refund into more than one account.

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• With our national savings rate well below one-percent, it is imperative that the government embrace innovative and cost-effective means of boosting personal savings.

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• The President’s budget pays for only six months of the war in Iraq and completely overlooks the transition costs of Social Security reform. The Administration always lied about the cost of the Medicare drug bill.

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• It took the first 204 years of our Nation’s history to accumulate $1 trillion in debt. And now we are doing that every 2 or 3 years.

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James Hayes Shofner Cooper (16)

Birth:	19th June, 1954
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician

About

James Hayes Shofner "Jim" Cooper was born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He is an American Democratic politician. He is the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 5th congressional district, serving since 2003. He previously represented Tennessee's 4th congressional district from 1983 to 1995. He is the son of former governor Prentice Cooper. He earned a B.A. degree in history and economics from the University of North Carolina in 1975. He earned an M.A. degree in politics and economics from Oriel College, Oxford in 1977. In 1980, he received a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.

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