JHorst

JHorst-North Carolina-Green

HB94

The congressman/woman that agrees the most with me (from North Carloina) is [|Virginia Foxx]. She is a Republican who is known for almost always voting to lower taxes. She used to be a teacher and is always trying to get involved in the community. 1. North Carolina was the first state in the nation to establish a state museum of art. 2. The Mile-High Swinging Bridge near Linville is 5,305 feet above sea level. The bridge actually hangs about 80 feet above the ground. 3. Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914. 4. Pepsi was invented and first served in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898. 5. The first miniature golf course was built in Fayetteville.



1. Saluda, North Carolina is located at the top of the Saluda Grade. The crest of the steepest standard gauge mainline railroad in the United States. 2. The Venus Fly-Trap is native to Hampstead. 3. Whitewater Falls in Transylvania County is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States. 4. North Carolina has 1,500 lakes of 10 acres or more in size and 37,000 miles of fresh water streams. 5. Grandfather Mountain, highest peak in the Blue Ridge, is the only private park in the world designated by the United Nations as an International Biosphere Reserve.



1. $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008) I would vote YES to help E.L.S.A. 2.Increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006) I would vote YES so Amtrak has a head-start in helping the worlds ecosystems. 3. Speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003) I would vote NO to keep the world's forests from getting depleated.

HB94 is also sponsored by Phil Ellis, and Alex Kall.

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