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U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper

Jim Cooper represents Tennessee’s Fifth District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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In politics as in life, you get what you pay for. In politics today, taxpayers are hiring mediocre talent, candidates who think their job is to duck the big policy issues in order to get elected and reelected.

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper

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It’s an honor to play intellectual tennis with so many top professionals. Each return of service made me scramble. I only wish for extended volleys so that we could determine, once and...
U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper

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