Nick Lampson
Nick Lampson
Nicholas Valentino 'Nick' Lampsonis an American politician from the state of Texas and was a Congressman representing the 22nd Congressional District and the 9th Congressional District of Texas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 February 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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None of the things I have done would have been accomplished without a true team effort.
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As southeast Texas's only Member of the House Transportation Committee, I'm especially proud of being able to help bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the region to create jobs and improve the area infrastructure.
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Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the benefits they were promised, and they should realize that, were it not for these veterans, there would be nothing to hand out.
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But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present.
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You don't have to be a bully to do that. You can do it by reaching across the isle in friendship, and I think I'm good at doing that.
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I will continue to push for doubling the strength of the U.S. Border Patrol, and to make sure that every cargo container that enters this nation is screened for radiation and potential weapons of mass destruction.
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If you put the work that I have done and the support that I've been given ... to the legacy of theft, corruption and neglect that Tom DeLay seems to have earned for himself, I think he saw the handwriting on the wall, that it was something he couldn't win, and made the decision to get out.
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For all the reasons named above, my colleagues and I urge the United Nations to consider Taiwan's bid to return to the U.N. with thought and wisdom.
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I also want to thank my hard-working staff both in Texas and Washington, who fought hard and effectively served the people of southeast Texas.
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You can change the names on the ballot, but you don't change the issues. The issues are going to stay the same: homeland security, fiscal responsibility, education and health care.
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My primary work was to promote development of space, and I also introduced the Space Exploration Act in the beginning of my third term.
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We must always emphasize research and development of science and mathematics, and I can think of no better way to achieve this than through our future in space.
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I do not believe that the United States should ever use sanctions on food and medical sales as a foreign policy tool,