Allen Boyd Quotes

America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed.

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As someone who has seen war first hand, and as a father of three young adults, it was my hope that we could have resolved this conflict and disarmed Saddam Hussein without war. However, this was not the case.

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It's a state in the South where you know darn well President Bush is going to be spending a lot of time and a lot of effort there.

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Senator Graham would have been very difficult to beat. He'd been governor for two terms. He's a U.S. Senator. He has a lot of friends; he's done a lot of favors to help a lot of people in Florida. So the fact that he's not running really does change the whole landscape in Florida.

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The world has changed greatly since the end of the Cold War. It is imperative that our security priorities reflect these changes. We have witnessed recent cooperation between the United States and Russia that is unparalleled since World War II. However, September 11, 2001, proved without question that a new set of threats to this nation exist and that we must be prepared to deal with them.

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Though no one wants war, Congress needed to give the President the authority he needs to protect America while encouraging the use of diplomacy and negotiations to try and arrive at a peaceful solution to this problem.

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As an active member of the Air Force, Army and Mine Warfare Caucuses, I meet with enlisted personnel and officers on a regular basis to learn more about their needs, both on the job and with their families.

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