Jim Talent
Jim Talent
James Matthes "Jim" Talentis an American politician and former U.S. Senator from Missouri. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office. He identifies with the conservative wing of the Republican party, being outspoken on judicial appointments, abortion, flag burning, and defense issues...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 October 1956
CountryUnited States of America
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I think we're being played for a bunch of suckers, ... chumps.
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It will very substantially reduce the number of local labs that are out there because it throttles the ability of the cooks to get the pseudoephedrine that they need to make the methamphetamine,
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It is clear Women's Business Centers are a valuable asset to a growing sector of our economy,
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American businesses are likely to spend at least $50 billion fixing Y2K computer glitches,
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Despite the heroic efforts on the local level by our sheriffs and our chiefs and our deputies and our officers, this is not a challenge that we have, by and large, been succeeding at defeating. Now it sounds like it's different here in Kirksville, and that's great, but we have been losing ground in most places.
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It's unfortunate that the Senate is once again compelled to defend the Pledge of Allegiance because of the actions of a federal court.
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Predators routinely represent themselves as someone else on the Internet to entice kids and our law enforcement should be allowed to represent themselves as someone else to protect kids, ... If a predator thinks he's meeting a minor and a law enforcement official shows up instead, federal law should allow for a conviction. Our legislation makes clear that law enforcement can patrol the Internet to help make it safer for our kids.
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For me, the issue is service ? do our producers have convenient access to an FSA office? That's the key to me. That's more important than any particular number of offices, ... Now, I am concerned about closing that many offices and the impact that will have on services.
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I don't know why there weren't plans, ... If there had been and they were inadequate, I'd be inclined to say nobody's perfect - but it just seemed like they weren't doing anything.
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Once caught in Superfund liability, it becomes much more difficult for a small business to attract capital, make investments and, therefore, grow and create jobs.
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I will come with independence and a fresh perspective. I have life experience and public servant experience that will serve (Missourians) well.
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With only 41 percent of the small businesses surveyed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses taking action or planning to take action to address their potential Y2K problems, something must be done to make becoming Y2K compliant more affordable.
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We need to function as a team, and I've always thought of Denny as the coach. I think he'll do that extremely effectively.
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We ought to be using the confluence, celebrating it and using it for its historical preservation value, for its tourism value, and for raising the visibility of the area.