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U.S. Representative

Jim Cooper is an American politician who has served as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 5th congressional district. Born in June 1954, he has been active in politics for several decades.

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“Politicians are terrified of losing touch with folks back home but content to be clueless about governments failure to fix real problems.”

Real Problem Home Government Politician Losing Folks Terrified Back Home Real Problems Clueless

Author:Jim Cooper

“Aging nations have arteries clogged with obsolete laws, slowing blood flow and preventing oxygen from reaching all parts of the body politic. Physicians call this arteriosclerosis; historians see decline of empire.”

Body Law Nations Blood Flow Aging Reaching Empires Historian Decline Physicians Oxygen Obsolete Preventing Slowing Arteries Parts Of The Body Blood Flow

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“Equality under the law is the slow triumph of hope over history.”

Law Triumph Equality Under The Law

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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.”

Years Body Born Shame Congress Voting Fewer Voting Day

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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.”

Ifs Millions Financial Medical Disaster Just One Emergencies Don't Change Bankruptcy American Family Layoff

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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.”

Years Firsts Nations Debt

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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.”

Thinking Bigs Increase Foundation Clinton Conservative Spending Eras Heritage Exceed Tanks Institute Think Big Cato

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

May War Action Strong Leadership Leader Missing Terrorism Budgets Deficit War On Terror War On Terrorism Budget Deficit Strong Leaders

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“First, the year 2004, the year past, the Comptroller General of the United States, David A. Walker, said that arguably it was the worst year in American fiscal history, clearly setting our Nation on an unsustainable path.”

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

Home Saving Savings

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

Government Able President Achieve Clinton Despite Budgets Divided Surplus President Clinton Divided Government

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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.”

War Social President Pay Security Months Cost Drug Six Bills Iraq Administration Reform Budgets Transition Social Security Six Months Lied Medicare

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

Jobs Republican Congress

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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 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.”

Important Simple Steps Plans Huge Lows Financial Income Moderates Boost

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“If you need to put your money in a safe and secure place and you want it to earn interest, Treasury bonds are safer than putting it in any bank as a deposit or putting it anywhere else, because they are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.”

Ifs Want Needs States Government Interest United United States Safe Credit Secure Ties Treasury State Government Deposits United States Government Treasury Bond

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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.”

Amount Taxes Accounts Currents Income Taxpayers Irs Deposits Refunds

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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.”

Two Ideas Might Able Plans Offers Approach Doctors Average No Idea Employee Small Business

Author:Jim Cooper

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Born: June 19, 1954
Known for: U.S. Representative
Quotes: 18

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