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Millions of Americans each year use our national forests to go hiking, fishing, hunting, camping, swimming, horseback riding, and canoeing.
Ric Keller
2.
You can lead a bureaucrat to water, but you can't make him think.
Ric Keller
3.
I represent Orlando, Florida, the world's number one vacation destination.
Ric Keller
4.
Illegal immigration costs taxpayers $45 billion a year in health care, education, and incarceration expenses.
Ric Keller
5.
On my recent trip to the Mexico border, Border Patrol agents in California told me they have arrested the same coyotes 20 times, but they are not prosecuted.
Ric Keller
6.
Common sense and history tell you that rewarding illegal behavior will only encourage more of it.
Ric Keller
7.
The economic impact of illegal immigration on taxpayers is catastrophic.
Ric Keller
8.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, have played an important role in enriching the lives of not just African Americans, but our entire country.
Ric Keller
9.
Illegal immigration presents a huge problem. That is why I decided to spend a week along the southern border to see firsthand how bad the problem is and, more importantly, what Congress can do to fix it.
Ric Keller
10.
I believe the American people are entitled to some straight talk when it comes to higher education funding.
Ric Keller
11.
Finally, we need more Border Patrol agents. Although Congress has already tripled the number of Border Patrol agents since the late 1980s, more are still needed.
Ric Keller
12.
The death tax causes one-third of all family-owned small businesses to liquidate after the death of the owner. It is also an unfair tax because the assets have already been taxed once at their income level.
Ric Keller
13.
If we don't act, drilling will be allowed only 3 miles off Florida's east coast beaches.
Ric Keller
14.
I rise today in strong support of the Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act, because it is a commonsense way to protect our schoolchildren from pedophiles.
Ric Keller