Norm Coleman
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Norm Coleman
Norman Bertram "Norm" Coleman, Jr.,is an American lobbyist, lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 2003 until 2009. Coleman was elected in 2002 and served in the 108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses. Before becoming a Senator, he was Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Previously a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, Coleman became a Republican in 1996...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 August 1949
CountryUnited States of America
We let the other side put on their case, and they took a record and they kind of threw stuff on the wall, hoping it stuck, ... We could have rebutted all of it, and we didn't.
I think we can extend MILC and do reconciliation in a way that has little or no impact on other important farm bill initiatives I support and have worked hard to protect. This important provision has been critical for Minnesota dairy farmers in the past, and I am confident it will be equally important in the future.
not received an official confirmation from Galloway to our invitation.
The state has suffered a very grievous loss today.
I am deeply troubled about your emphatic denials ....
The U.S. pays 22 percent of the U.N.'s operating budget, the largest of any county, yet this should not be our only reason for pushing reform,
He's actually a good man (but) an incompetent administrator, ... heavy lifting that will ensure success for reform.
that when it's time for them to retire, there's going to be something there for them.
I come as an advocate of a strong United Nations. If you believe in reform, it's going to be very hard if the guy leading the charge is stained.
I do think its important ... that the public understands that we know what the lines are. I want to make sure that we generate greater confidence in the institution.
I'm open to that, ... I want to see where we're at, I want to see the cost-benefit. And so I think there are some areas that we can look at that maybe call for just stepping back a little bit, without taking away from commitments that we have already made.
There is some question about whether those around him have served him well.
We need long-term reforms that can only be achieved from the outside looking in.
We have what I think we call the smoking gun, ... The additional evidence clearly demonstrates the testimony Mr. Galloway provided the sub-committee was false and misleading.