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      <excerpt>...abortion. &quot;Our health care system desperately needs to be reformed,&quot; Shadegg said. &quot;(This) is not the right solution.&quot; Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., said the bill represents a massive government expansion. &quot;We are not going to fix our health care system b</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Raul Grijalva, Gabrielle Giffords, Ann Kirkpatrick and Ed Pastor. Joining Flake in opposition were Reps. Trent Franks and John Shadegg. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...from excessive government intervention, wresting from the private sector control of our health care system,&quot; said U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, a Republican representing Sun City and Glendale. U.S. Rep. John Shadegg, a Republican whose district includes Anthe</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...House voted 403-12 to pass the legislation, which on Wednesday had won 98-0 Senate approval. Reps. Jeff Flake, Trent Franks and John Shadegg were among the 12 &quot;no&quot; votes. The measure, signed Friday by President Barack Obama, would extend jobless benefit</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Jeff Flake, Trent Franks and John Shadegg were among the 12 &amp;quot;no&amp;quot; votes. The measure, signed Friday by President Barack Obama, would extend jobless benefits ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., said the bill represents a massive government expansion. &amp;quot;We are not going to fix our health care system by abandoning the free ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Arizona Representative Trent Franks greeted the group at the memorial, and a Phoenix television station interviewed them as well. Ballenger said the Arizona ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Connie Hair is a freelance writer, a former speechwriter for Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) and a former media and coalitions advisor to the Senate Republican ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> During a telephone town-hall in which he refers to every female caller as M&amp;#39;Lady, Congressman Trent Franks calls President Obama a Communist, a Marxist and ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Trent Franks: Democrats Arrogantly Defied Americans&amp;#39; Wishes on Health Care. Franks Says H.R. 3962 Infringes on American Freedom. November 7, 2009 - Following tonight&amp;#39;s House vote in favor of H.R. 3962, Congressman Trent Franks ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Note: Kudos this week to Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) for condemning the use of such signs. Reps. Steve King (R-IA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Randy Forbes (R-VA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and Ted Poe (R-TX) all of whom are members ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>So When Trent Franks my representative here in Arizona said that we would be left with Pelosi as president if Obama/Biden was found unconstitutional was WRONG - we would have a crisis on our hands. A SPECIAL ELECTION would need to be ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>US Representatives Sue Myrick (NC-09), John Shadegg (AZ-03), Paul Broun (GA-10) and Trent Franks (AZ-02) today called on federal officials to investigate the actions and non-profit status of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).  ... &#8220;It&amp;#39;</excerpt>
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