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“By having these requirements in the cities or states that already require them, I have already made better choices and decisions.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Should the FDA's Nutrition Disclosure Requirements be Delayed?

“I agree with the sentiment but I feel it is too broadly written”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Should Americans Who Join Terror Groups Have Their Citizenship Revoked?

“This is a very scary phrased bill. It seems like it wants to oppose science that is accepted by greater than 90% of scientists, such as climate change is driven by human influences....”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Do EPA Regulations and Assessments Need to be Based Only on Science That’s Publicly Available?

“The VA workers are part of a union and this infringes on that unions's agreement with the VA. If they want to change the agreement bring it up during collective bargaining. However, I agree that if a union members is fired for cause, the union shouldn't be able to get that workers's job back.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Does the VA Need More Flexibility in Firing, Demoting or Suspending Poorly Performing Employees?

“Text just changes the limits of authority on acquisitions. Similar to any major company, no issue.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017

“Just because it doesn't have a description on here doesn't mean it doesn't have a description. This just changes how the TSA reports technology changes from biannually to annually.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017

“Moving TSA from DoT to DoHS, seems ok to me”

- MARK G

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In Response to: TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017

“No issue, just technical cleaning up of language in an existing bill”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2017

“Provides detail that the department of homeland security's assistant secretary for health affairs is responsible for coordinating efforts related to food, ag, and vet defense. Seems like a reasonable role expansion. It is also bi-partisan cosponsored.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Securing our Agriculture and Food Act

“No harm in running an exercise to provide recommendations”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Conducting a Nationwide Terrorism Preparedness Exercise

“Keep the existing statute. It seems like the VA would have all the data required and would not unduly rule a veteran mentally deficient. If a veteran is incorrectly ruled mentally deficient, they should be able to petition.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Should a Judge be Responsible for Barring Veterans With Mental Issues From Possessing Guns Instead of the VA?

“The margins on the equipment is not going to be impacted. The manufacturers will keep the same price and just increase profits. Any profits are going to go to executive pay and not to the average worker. ”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Should the Obamacare Tax on Medical Devices be Repealed?

“If republicans are for the job safety and security of blue collar workers they should keep this law. All it does is have companies keep their records for a longer time. In the electronic age, that should not be an issue.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Blocking a Regulation That Lets OSHA Cite Employers for Record-Keeping Violations in the Last Five Years

“Creating a secretive committee to review and remove rules from any government agency is not right. If an agency wants to remove a rule it should go through the standard public comment process. If congress wants to remove a rule it should have to do so in the light, on the record, and with a law. ”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Does a Commission Need to Review High-Cost Regulations and Recommend Their Repeal?

“Revised the details of a previous exchange between the federal land and Oregon. It was introduced by the local representatives from both parties. Exchanges 120 acres of protected but developable land for 770 acres not currently protected.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act

“After reviewing the bill it is more of a language clean up than anything. Strikes "demonstrates how Indian tribal governments can" and inserts "facilitate the ability of Indian tribes and tribal organizations to" and similar edits.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017

“No it is Congress's job to figure out to increase taxes or reduce the amount spent. The treasury is only there to carry out what congress says it must collect or spend.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Should the Treasury Have a Plan for Reducing the National Debt Before Raising the Debt Limit?

“If the reason for this bill is to remove references to an unconstitutional law wouldn't you want to keep Supreme Court decisions as applicable? If all you are trying to do is get rid of a law you dislike then this is not the bill to do that, just hiding behind it.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Should Congress Block the Supreme Court From Citing Obamacare Cases As Precedent?

“Studies have shown we have spent way more money doing these tests to find the small number of people on drugs and take away their benefits. The benefits taken away are so much smaller vs the cost of these screening programs.”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Do States Need More Freedom to Drug Test Welfare Recipients As They See Fit?

“No matter what your opinion on abortion is, this money is for general health not abortions. It is already against the law to use federal funds for abortions. Don't let the lobbyists lie to you, the only thing this will do is increase teen/poor pregnancies, STD rates, and late stage cancer recognitio…”

- MARK G

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In Response to: Should a Regulation Preventing States From Defunding Abortion Providers be Overturned?