Bob Filner Quotes

• As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.

  Bob Filner

  Hard Work, Immigration, Culture

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• Childhood obesity is best tackled at home through improved parental involvement, increased physical exercise, better diet and restraint from eating.

  Bob Filner

  Home, Exercise, Parenting

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• I’m a Congressman, and can do whatever I want

  Bob Filner

  Want, Congressman, Can Do

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• I've never been a passive person. I've always felt that, if you think something should be changed, it's your responsibility to actively pursue that change.

  Bob Filner

  Responsibility, Thinking, Should

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• However, don't let these statistics mislead you, gang violence is not limited to California and or big urban areas - that might have been true a while ago but it is no longer the case today.

  Bob Filner

  California, Statistics, Might

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• Studies indicate that these children are more susceptible to advertising and even less likely to understand the purpose of this advertising.

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  Children, Purpose, Study

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• With more than 1,300 sites of care, VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the county

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  Care, Site, Integrated

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• However, as a parent, as a grandparent, as a former educator, I know that these practices alone when we are dealing with young children are insufficient. We will never control this rising epidemic without greater accountability from the food industry.

  Bob Filner

  Children, Epidemics, Practice

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• Congress is headed in the wrong direction with this bill which removes any and all incentives from the food industry to improve their products for children.

  Bob Filner

  Children, Incentives, Bills

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• Three thousand jurisdictions across the U.S. are estimated to have had gang activity in 2001. In 2002, 32% of cities with a population of 25 to 50 thousand reported a gang-related homicide.

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  Cities, Population, Three

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• We have seen that, in another unfunded mandate, the so-called No Child Left Behind Act, which created tougher standards, and we all support that, but Congress did not provide the money to attract and hire the best teachers.

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  Teacher, Children, Support

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• Unfortunately, my district like many others across the country has a problem with gangs, which is why I introduced this amendment

  Bob Filner

  Country, Problem, Gang

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• If the President really wanted to know exactly how Rove and Libby were involved, he could walk down to their offices and demand that they answer him honestly.

  Bob Filner

  Office, President, Answers

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• I was on the San Diego school board for 4 years, where I watched children successfully matriculate into elementary schools from Head Start programs from all around our city.

  Bob Filner

  Children, School, Years

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• Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later.

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  Determination, Inspiration, Half

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• Our policy for the last many years has been to deter the Chinese government in Beijing from ever coming into the position where they thought they had enough leverage over the U.S. to cross the Straits of Taiwan.

  Bob Filner

  Government, Years, Chinese

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