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Topic: U.S. Rep. Kerry Bentivolio
Responds to President´s
State of the Union |
U.S. Rep. Kerry Bentivolio
Responds to President´s
State of the Union
Plymouth-Canton Patch (MI), by John McKay
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Posted By:Rakasha, 2/13/2013 7:14:34 AM
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| Congressman Kerry Bentivolio, R-Milford, released the following statement Tuesday following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “President Obama keeps trying to convince us that giving up our freedoms and letting the government make our decisions on how to run our lives is a sign of progress. He wants the government to tell us how to run our businesses. He wants the government to get between us and our doctors. He wants the government to take more of our nation’s hard earned money instead of letting us spend it for ourselves. All of these intrusions make us less prosperous, less healthy,
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Rep. Bentivolio took McCotter´s seat, surviving a contentious attempt by the RNC to undermine him. He was not a perfect candidate and I admit that I had some concerns when I voted for him. I am so very glad now that I did vote for him. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Spidey, 2/13/2013 7:33:08 AM (No. 9173617)
I hope McCotter is doing Ok on the 10th floor of Bellevue hospital.J/K.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
globalwarmer, 2/13/2013 7:48:00 AM (No. 9173634)
The voters in the 11th district must have had a moment of sanity when they voted in Bentivolio. Wish we ALL could´ve done that.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
MattMusson, 2/13/2013 9:13:38 AM (No. 9173816)
If we cannot leave our children a wealthier country - we should at least leave them a freer one. Each generation should have more freedom and more choices than the generation before.
But - the exact opposite is what is happening.
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