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WASHINGTON, DC (September 23, 2010) – The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's leading small business association, today named Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-9) a Guardian of Small Business for his outstanding voting record on behalf of America's small business owners.
The NFIB tallies key small business votes in the House of Representatives taken during the 2009 and 2010 sessions and presents the Guardian awards to representatives who voted favorably on those issues.
"Our wounded warriors deserve the best care and support we can give them," said Rep. Tim Walz, who is a 24 year veteran of the Army National Guard.
"Our wounded warriors deserve the best care and support we can give them," said Rep. Tim Walz, who is a 24 year veteran of the Army National Guard.
WASHINGTON, DC (September 16, 2010) – Friday marks the 223rd anniversary of one of our nation's most important founding documents, one that too many people in Washington have forgotten about lately.
Tomorrow, we will commemorate the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. On September 17, 1787, the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia adopted the document, which was ratified by conventions in each state and has been amended 27 times. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.
I also cosponsored H. Res. 1522, which passed unanimously, 408-0.
An estimated 750,000 people in the United States carry a gene mutation that causes a predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer, and 5 to 7 percent of breast cancers and 10 to 14 percent of ovarian cancers are hereditary. It's important that we bring awareness to this issue and help those who have been affected by hereditary cancers.
Bilirakis introduced legislation in May that would improve the background checks conducted on student visa applicants from high risk areas and enhance America's ability to ensure, once in the country, foreign students are abiding by the terms of their visas.
We are reminded from the aftermath of September 11th that America is a nation of resilient, compassionate and determined people.
The terrorists who struck our country failed in their attempt to scare us from our way of life. They failed in their bid to deter us from being Americans and the freedoms we cherish.