Jim Kolbe
Jim Kolbe
James Thomas "Jim" Kolbeis a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 5th congressional district, 1985–2003 and 8th congressional district, 2003–2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 June 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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They need to weigh all of this because if you don't sign up for it now and you wait 10 years to sign up for it, when you're 75, you're going to pay a much higher premium.
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they have got to turn up the heat?. The president has got to work on building up support for this.
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I'm looking forward to the day when we have a free trade agreement (with New Zealand),
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I applaud them (the agency) for finally moving forward and selecting the Predator B as the UAV that will keep a watchful eye on our borders, ... They can't get them in the air soon enough as I am concerned.
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The bill before us today does nothing to solve the real problems of immigration. It's worse than nothing because it tries to fool the public. It pulls the wool over their eyes. It pretends we are doing something to secure our border when in fact we are doing nothing except throw words and money at the problem.
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not wasted on government bureaucracy or frivolous projects.
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Tim Bee has demonstrated his toughness and his compassion, his ability to lead while at the same time listening to others. These are skills few people in public life have. We need Tim Bee working for us in Congress.
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I've never denied my sexual orientation. I just don't make a point of it. It isn't what I do. Clearly, I'm known for the work I've done on trade and Social Security.
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I would rather be known as 'Jim Kolbe, the trade expert in Congress who happens to be gay,' rather than 'Jim Kolbe, gay congressman from Arizona.'
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I do favor guest workers, H1B visas and student visas.
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As much as the social conservatives might not like to hear it, there will be a time when your grandchildren say: 'What was the argument with gay marriage? Who cares?'
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For those who are in that choice, those are probably low income people. About 14 million Americans are going to have a benefit here, that's going to be almost 100 percent, not quite, but almost 100 percent of coverage.