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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It's a question of fairness, ... Small and family businesses deserve to have the same deduction for health-care costs as Fortune 500 companies.
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I expected I would have senators in states where this is not yet an epidemic come up to me and say, 'Look, why should we take the equivalent of half an aisle of cold medicines behind the counter in my state where this isn't a problem?' ... And I was going to tell them, 'It's a problem in your state, you just don't know it.' But they've not come up to me and said that.
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I was especially concerned because the office closure plan was issued with little or no consultation with our local offices and producers,
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The home next door may be making methamphetamine. They make it in cars and vans.
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that has forgotten the real problems that people in Houston face.
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A major earthquake is no time for on-the-job training.
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If you put your finger down on that, it will choke off the local labs, anyway,
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I will come with independence and a fresh perspective.
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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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The governors' plan is simply unacceptable. It misses the point of what real welfare reform is all about.
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I've been very active in Missouri.
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Governor Romney is a good debater.
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Working with Troop A, we were successful in getting the Senate to approve a plan that would protect our first responders and prevent highway fatalities, ... Dozens of police officers and fire fighters have lost their lives in accidents that should have been avoidable. Our initiative instructs the Department of Transportation to develop model legislation that will increase awareness and help save lives.
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Uniquely with methamphetamine, the drug isn't just used and sold in our neighborhoods and communities, it's made in our neighborhoods and communities. We're hoping this will throttle local labs because they will not be able to get the pseudoephedrine they need ... but that does not mean it's going to throttle methamphetamine altogether.