Rob Simmons
Rob Simmons
Robert Ruhl "Rob" Simmonsis an American politician and retired U.S. Army Colonel who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007, representing Connecticut's second congressional district as a Republican...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 February 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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We're quickly moving to the point where we will have no military bases in the Northeast, and this undermines support for the military. We are a nation of citizen soldiers.
We had some interesting discussions, ... We got to like each other.
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The reason we won was because we were a team -- Team Connecticut was the dream team,
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The best governor in the world is the person who never really planned to be governor.
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The best governor in the world, ... is the person who never really planned to be governor.
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I want to ask the first lady to sign it.
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Indictments of any kind are serious. That being said, let's not forget that an indictment is not a conviction. We still have due process in this country.
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Indictments of any kind are serious, ... That being said, let's not forget that an indictment is not a conviction. We still have due process in this country.
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We gave the commission facts, ... We went from criterion to criterion to criterion and proved them wrong at every point.
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Completing Route 11 is first and foremost about public safety.
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We've got to help small businesses because they are the backbone of our economy. We've got to increase opportunities for everyone and we can do that by helping women and minority-owned businesses.
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I am so pleased to be in a place that was, has been, and always will be the submarine capital of the world,
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I have always opposed the use of eminent domain strictly for economic development purposes. Eminent domain should be used in only the most unique of circumstances and be limited to a larger public interest.
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The pain may never pass for these families, ... But the beauty remains and commemorates all of those who were lost. May God bless them.