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“Many of our constituents have one option for cable TV and one price. Our constituents desire choice.”

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Melissa Bean is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative. Born on January 22, 1962, she represented the 8th Congressional District of Illinois. During her tenure in Congress, Bean focused on economic and business policies and served on several committees, including the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Small Business. more

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“Reports also suggest that Ernst and Young and other large tax preparation firms are sending tax returns overseas for processing. But the IRS has no control over tax information once it's been sent to India or another country.”

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“Small businesses are the economic drivers of our country, providing the stimulus our communities need.”

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“The American people expect more from Congress. They expect fiscal responsibility and common sense. They expect us to return to the pay-as-you-go budget rules that we had enacted in the past that helped us establish a surplus, however briefly.”

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“I get up between 6:30 and 8 am. I used to make a cup of coffee first thing, but now I have warm water with a bit of lemon juice in it. I've cut down on things as I was getting fat.”

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“I read all the time so it's difficult to say who my all-time favourites are. One is George Orwell, because he makes political writing so simple a child could understand it.”

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“In terms of sheer writing I might have done most of my work by 11. If you get up at 6:30 or 7 you can get a huge amount done by 11 and have the rest of the day off if you want to, though I have to check my accumulating e-mails. No one ever sends me horrible e-mails. Although some of my books are supposed to be hated, no one ever tells me.”

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“When I was a child I used to read books by Gerald Durrell, who founded Jersey Zoo. He had a job collecting animals for zoos and for a long time that is what I wanted to do. Later when I was a teenager I had a fantastic English teacher called Mrs. Stafford. Her enthusiasm made me decide to be a writer.”

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“Israel is still the only country in the world against which there is a written document to the effect that it must disappear.”

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“More than anything else, my mother wanted to be an actress - a famous actress - which in the 1950s was all about being young, sexy, and available. She was all that, and more. She had big blue eyes, alabaster skin, a heart-shaped face, a beautiful figure. She was just a knockout.”

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“I was either going onstage or going into an interview or getting on a plane. You can't really feel everything fully when you don't have the time to process.”

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