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Ginny Brown-Waite

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Former U.S. Representative

Ginny Brown-Waite was a former U.S. Representative from Florida, serving from 1993 to 2007. Born on October 5, 1943, she was recognized for her work on healthcare and veterans' issues during her tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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“Allowing Texas to display the Ten Commandments on State property but disallowing Kentucky courthouses from doing the same is a poor and flawed interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.”

States Poor Ten Constitution Property Interpretation Allowing Texas Display Commandments Flawed Ten Commandments Kentucky Courthouses

Author:Ginny Brown-Waite

“Through the harsh design of fate, Florida was dealt the unfortunate circumstances of bearing the brunt of not one but two hurricanes, and it appears more dark clouds are poised to visit the Sunshine State.”

Two States Dark Fate Design Circumstances Clouds Sunshine Unfortunate Florida Harsh Hurricanes Dark Clouds Happy Sunshine Unfortunate Circumstances

Author:Ginny Brown-Waite

“On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to collect Social Security face the challenge of being disproportionately dependent on the Social Security system for retirement income.”

Long Ends Enough Faces Social Challenges Security Income Dependent Retirement Social Security Spectrum Security Systems

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“If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on her own throughout her lifetime, she is often totally reliant on her family and Social Security for her retirement years.”

Ifs Years Opportunity Social Security Lifetime Retirement Social Security Retirement Years

Author:Ginny Brown-Waite

“First, women are more likely to live in poverty during their retirement years than are men.”

Men Years Firsts Poverty Retirement Retirement Years

Author:Ginny Brown-Waite

“I grew up with an extremely abusive father. As a mother, I wanted to protect my own children from exposure to violence. When I found out one of my daughters was in an abusive relationship, it broke my heart. Finally, she left him ?- but only after his abuse started spreading to the children.”

“For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out for their freedoms, for their rights and for a chance to emerge from the shadows of the tyranny and bloodshed that they had lived with.”

World Chance Rights Heard Century Cry Shadow Tyranny Vulnerable Oppressed Bloodshed Downtrodden

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“American government was founded on a belief and a faith in God and in doing what is right and just.”

Government Faith Belief Faith In God American Government

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“Part of the redesign of FEMA is that they have so many people on standby, whether it is a retired nurse or a doctor who will take time off to go exactly where they are needed.”

People Needed Doctors Nurse Take Time Retired Doctor Who Time Off Redesign

Author:Ginny Brown-Waite

“No issue is more important to this Congress than securing our borders and protecting our homeland, and I guarantee it is very important to our constituents.”

Important Issues Congress Borders Guarantees Homeland Aggravation Constituents

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“Since President Bush took office in 2001, this Congress has supported an agenda of democracy, freedom and expansion of rights for all peoples throughout the world.”

World President Democracy Rights Office Congress Agendas Expansion President Bush Aggravation Democracy Freedom

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“No longer should women be denied the right to vote, no longer should women be treated as second class citizens, no longer should women not be allowed to be a citizen at all.”

Should House Women Class Citizens Vote Treated Denied Right To Vote Second Class Citizens

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“Social Security is a plan that actually was designed in a much different time, in a different era, and with a different set of American demographics in mind.”

Mind Different Social Plans Security Eras Social Security Demographics Different Times Different Eras

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“The United Nations greatest fear is that average Americans will no longer tolerate these international scandals and demand that America withdraw from the international organization.”

America Nations United Demand Organization International Average Tolerate United Nations Scandal Greatest Fear

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“The United Nations is a mess, riddled with scandals. In fact, the U.N. itself is a scandal.”

Facts Nations United Mess United Nations Scandal

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“The United Nations has come under the control of outlaw nations and self-serving special interest groups.”

Self Nations Interest United Groups Special Serving United Nations Special Interests Outlaw Self Serving Interest Groups Special Interest Groups

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“As is the case with many Middle Eastern nations, women are nowhere near equal to men when it comes to basic freedoms and rights that we take for granted every day.”

Men Nations Cases Rights Middle Equal Granted Eastern

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“We all know that, unfortunately, the media does not always portray the good things that are happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, and this will be a great opportunity for us to glean some information from the Iraqi women who are here for us to also take back to our constituents.”

Knows Doe Opportunity Media Information Happenings Good Things Iraq Afghanistan Constituents Great Opportunity

Author:Ginny Brown-Waite

“Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to promote world peace.”

World Faces Peace Missions

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“While women certainly have made great strides toward pay parity in the past 30 years, there is still a gap in earnings between men and women in equivalent professions.”

Men Years Made Stills Past Women Pay Men And Women Profession Gaps Earning Stride Parity

Author:Ginny Brown-Waite

“While all of these are important and significant events, it is the United States foreign policy that furthers the advancement of freedoms and rights for women that is the most striking for me.”

Important States Women United United States Rights Events Policy Significant Foreign Policy Advancement Significant Events

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“When given the chance, women have proven they will participate in the electoral process.”

Given Process Women Chance Proven Electoral Process

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“The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit.”

Social Women Security Taxes Benefits Social Security Passing Away

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“In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.”

Facts Social Women Security Source Percent Income Social Security Elderly Men Women Unmarried

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“I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and it is always good to hear about how women in their districts are affected by any changes, by the need for changes in Social Security.”

Needs Social Women Numbers Security Members Highest Congress Affected Social Security Need A Change

Author:Ginny Brown-Waite

“The list of non-democratic regimes that have seen significant reforms since 2001 is long and significant.”

Long Democratic Lists Significant Reform Regimes

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“Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.”

Persons Social Pay Security Benefits Currents Social Security Security Systems

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“I have noticed a marked improvement in FEMA and with the coordination of FEMA and the State agencies.”

States Improvement Agency Coordination

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“The world today is changing rapidly, and we are helping to make it better for our children's future.”

World Children Helping Today Our Children World Today

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“While Kuwait is not a democracy, giving only half the population a voice in their government is not a policy this Congress should support and one that I am glad that Kuwait's leaders are changing.”

Giving Should Government Voice Half Leader Support Democracy Policy Congress Population Glad Kuwait

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Born: October 5, 1943
Known for: Former U.S. Representative
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