Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
Jeffry Lane "Jeff" Flakeis an American politician and member of the Republican Party who has served as the junior United States Senator from Arizona since 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 December 1962
CountryUnited States of America
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Our real leverage has come from the fear that DeLay will not have a post to come back to. They are deathly afraid of a leadership election in January.
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Pat Tillman exemplified the sacrifice, selflessness, and service of the U.S. military. Nowadays, genuine role models in professional sports are few and far between, but Tillman proved that there are still heroes in sports.
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We need more honest government. We need a more open process, a more honest process.
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In the end, I think this looks like nothing more than an extremely expensive way to buy votes.
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I have to be a little pessimistic. There is no real stomach for fiscal discipline right now.
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I never believed that it was responsible to create this new entitlement, but it's even more irresponsible now, given that Hurricane Katrina has created new spending priorities for the federal government,
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For over 40 years, Americans have been prevented from traveling to Cuba, and for over 40 years, Castro hasn't moved an inch closer to democracy, ... If we are serious about undermining Castro and bringing democracy to that island, why not let Americans travel there with that message?
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This isn't all going to be done in one day, either.
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It's going to take a while for some of these things.
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These are people who wanted to provide for their family and wanted a better life. We've got to have a secure border. But we've also, we've got to act compassionately and recognize labor markets as well. ... I've never thought that it's [path to citizenship] a bad thing. If somebody is going to be here for 20, 30 years, to give them some skin in the game, if you will, to hold out the prospect of citizenship.
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I'm also particularly pleased that there is bipartisan support to include the input of border communities. Not only will security be strengthened according to Washington, D.C., but border communities will have a say as well.
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This Congress is out of control and in desperate need of adult supervision.
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I feel at some point that the farm state politics will overwhelm the Florida politics.
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Many of the earmark request forms are actually filled out by lobbyists and then just turned in by the member's staff to the appropriations committee.