Don Nickles
Don Nickles
Donald Lee "Don" Nicklesis an American politician who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 until 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and a social conservative. After retiring from the Senate, he founded The Nickles Group, a lobbying firm...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 December 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership.
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To be sitting on their hands and say 'Well we didn't get into their computer until March of '99' and this guy was a suspect back in '95 is just unacceptable ... I think heads ought to roll.
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What he said then is just as true today: We have to employ our talents, our technology, and all our capabilities toward building a defensive system.
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We must give our commander in chief and our military the capability to respond to these threats in some way other than retaliatory mass destruction.
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I'm always a little cautious, there's a few amendments that are out there that I think could do some damage, so I've been more concerned about over regulating, going too far.
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If the senator really wants to support an increase in the minimum wage, we should pass the minimum wage with tax relief.
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This is Georgia's loss, but it is really a loss for the entire country. Paul Coverdell was a good friend, a fine leader and a great senator for the people of Georgia. He dedicated his work in the Senate and his entire life to making the world a better place for other people.
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If you really believe the number one priority of our government is the protection of our people, then the idea of being defenseless against an intercontinental ballistic missile or any other type of weapon system that puts us in jeopardy is not acceptable.
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It's probably the most expensive, intrusive regulation ever promulgated certainly by the Department of Labor, maybe by government entirely. It's costs are in the billion and billions of dollars.
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I want to compliment The Heritage Foundation for its work on behalf of a strong national defense.
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The Patriot system is good - I am not knocking it - but it was not designed to defend a wide area like an entire city from missiles.
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If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible.
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When you look at other countries that are developing the capabilities and the technology to deploy missiles of very significant destructive capability with nuclear, chemical, or biological warheads, then the MAD dogma makes even less sense.
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I happen to be one who believes very strongly that state and local governments have their proper roles.