John Salazar Quotes

• I have always said there is only one thing that can bring our nation down - our dependence on foreign countries for food and energy. Agriculture is the backbone of our economy.

  John Salazar

  Country, Agriculture, Energy

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• How do you tell troops who volunteered to fight for our freedoms that the country they fought for won't take care of them when they come back? In the time of war our troops and their families are supposed to be our number one priority.

  John Salazar

  Country, War, Fighting

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• All communities have a right to clean water. The taxpayers of Pueblo should not have to carry the burden of the clean up cost simply because they live downstream.

  John Salazar

  Water, Community, Cost

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• By increasing the use of renewable fuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel, and providing the Department of Energy with a budget to create more energy efficiency options, agriculture can be the backbone of our energy supply as well.

  John Salazar

  Agriculture, Energy, Use

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• I haven't forgotten where I came from.

  John Salazar

  Forgotten, Havens

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• We took the insurance companies out of the driver's seat.

  John Salazar

  Insurance Companies, Company, Drivers

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• We need a president who understands the contributions and values of rural America, a president who understands the men and women who are up at 5 a.m. every day to grow the food that we put on our tables.

  John Salazar

  Men, America, President

  Remarks as prepared for delivery to the Democratic National Convention, www.politico.com. August 28, 2008.

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