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18 quotes by Sherwood Boehlert

Sherwood "Sherry" Louis Boehlert (born September 28, 1936) is a retired American politician from New York. He represented upstate New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, was considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing. In 2003, Utica Union Station was renamed in the Congressman's honor. On March 17, 2006, at a press conference Boehlert announced that he would not seek a...
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Craft brewers are committed to promoting the safe and moderate consumption of their beverage, and work closely with their communities to prevent... →

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Mr. Speaker, the time for an increase in the minimum wage has not just arrived; it is long overdue.

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For the second straight year, craft beer is the fastest growing segment of the U.S. alcoholic beverage industry. In 2005, craft beer experienced a 9... →

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But our energy woes are in many ways the result of classic market failures that can only be addressed through collective action, and government is... →

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Let me start by emphasizing that I am open to efforts to expedite environmental procedures for true emergencies or in other clear cases where current... →

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The U.S. uses most of its oil for transportation. We can limit U.S. demand for oil by requiring automakers to use the technology that already exists... →

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So we in Congress have a very clear choice. We can take largely symbolic action and sit back and fiddle while Americans burn more gasoline. Or we can... →

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Well, for starters, we have to do more to create demand for new technologies that can reduce our dependence on foreign oil and environmental... →

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About 60 percent of the oil consumed daily by Americans is used for transportation, and about 45 percent is used for passenger cars and light trucks.

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First, we should not be opening our coasts, all of our coasts, to oil drilling when we have not taken the first step, not the first step, to conserve... →

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I don't see a groundswell of people willing to raise gas taxes right now. That leaves fuel economy standards as the only effective tool we have... →

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Having yet another vote on refinery legislation that uses high oil prices as an excuse to weaken environmental protections and to give more... →

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Our oil problems are only going to get worse. Our trade balance is only going to get worse. So we have to slow the growth of U.S. oil consumption... →

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