Chris Shays
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"Christopher Hunter "Chris" Shays" is an United States/American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives and represented the Connecticut's 4th congressional district/4th District of Connecticut. He is a member of the Republican Party (United States)/Republican Party.

Shays was the only Republican congressman from New England elected to the 110th United States Congress in the 2006 midterm elections. His loss to Jim Himes in the 2008 election made New England's House delegation entirely Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic in the 111th United States Congress/111th Congress. He was the most senior member of the House of Representatives to be defeated in the 2008 election.

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But ultimately, ... ultimately Iraq has to be dealt with.

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The worst day I've spent in Congress in my eleven years was last week when I realized that John Kasich was going to be run over by a cement truck, and the Speaker had agreed to Mr. Shuster's request and that this Republican revolution that I believe so strongly in, is in question of being maintained.

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I think if there was a dirty bomb attack in any of our major cities, we would be very unprepared.

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We didn't chop off his head [during the Gulf War] and he's around, ... He's developing weapons of mass destruction, chemical and biological. We know that within three to five years he'll have nuclear weapons.

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I'm happy you left.

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What I wanted you to do, ... is do your job and coordinate.

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Enough of us could simply say we're not voting for any more rules until you promise us a fair debate on campaign finance reform.

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No, what I wanted you to do was do your job.

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[Dingle] was a leader in the effort to protect service members from the avoidable health risks posed by the Pentagon's mandatory use ... Connecticut and the nation have lost a talented pilot and a dedicated patriot.

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