Rep. Mick Mulvaney

Republican  •  5th District, South Carolina  •  1st Term  •  Sworn In 2011
Current Term 2011 - 2012

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06/02/12
Dumb Congress – or dumb study?

WASHINGTON When he speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mick Mulvaney talks at just below an eighth-grade level, lower than any of his 534 congressional peers. Rep. Dan Lungren, by contrast, has spoken this congressional ...

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06/02/12
Indian Land's Mulvaney calls study of Congress members' speech 'hogwash'

When he speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mick Mulvaney talks at just below an eighth-grade level, lower than any of his 534 congressional peers. Rep. Dan Lungren, by contrast, has spoken this congressional term at a ...

Source: Fort Mill Times
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06/02/12
Measuring S.C. lawmakers' brainpower: dumb Congress -- or dumb study?

...-- When he speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mick Mulvaney talks at just below an eighth-grade level, lower than any of his 534 congressional peers. Rep. Dan Lungren, by contrast, has spoken this congressional term at a 16th grad

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05/30/12
The Eloquent Woman: Does simple=stupid in speaking? Why ...

Some of the members of Congress ranked as simple speakers defended the practice, as did freshman Rep. Mick Mulvaney. "People have been teaching this for decades," he said on CNN. "If you want someone to understand ...

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05/30/12
Obama lowers level of national discourse; Tea Party to blame «

Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, Rep. Robert Woodall of Georgia and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky were the bottom three — speaking at about an eighth-grade level, the study found. Disagreeing with Rand Paul is fair, ...

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05/30/12
Congress Talks at a High School Level | Alter NOW

Representative Mick Mulvaney, a freshman from South Carolina, scored the lowest, speaking at a 7.94 level, a level between the seventh and eighth grades. Mulvaney, who received his bachelor's degree at Georgetown ...

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