Robert Torricelli
Robert Torricelli
Robert Guy Torricelli, nicknamed "the Torch", is an American politician who served as the United States senator from New Jersey from 1997 to 2003 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997. From 1999 to 2000, he served as the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 August 1951
CountryUnited States of America
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I want Al Gore to win this election, But more than that, I want somebody to win this election. I would urge both Al Gore and George Bush to think of the country -- the continuity of government, its stability -- and avoid any collateral attacks on the process.
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This is the definitive day, and if Al Gore cannot persuade the Florida Supreme Court so that both the certification and the Florida Legislature (are) on the same side of this ledger, then this battle is over.
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Do you have an explanation you could share with the committee of why Mr. Ickes would call you and ask you to shred a document which he then produced himself and had in his own files? ... He's asking you to destroy a document which he made a point of retaining and then produced.
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as close to a betrayal of the interests of the United States as I've ever witnessed in the United States Congress. It's unforgivable and reprehensible.
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This administration gave the Tehran government another chance ... and they don't deserve any more chances. It's time to bring that government to an end.
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I know that's your testimony, Senator Torricelli, but it is not accurate.
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I most certainly have made mistakes, ... There will be those who concluded that those mistakes bring justice to this moment because there's a price to pay. When did we become such an unforgiving people?
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Clearly this test the limits of constitutionality under First Amendment laws, ... I think it's very difficult to legally and constitutionally to say to third party groups that they can't spend their money the way they want to.
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I do not consider this a condition ... But it is an important consideration to me to ensure that our national security be protected.
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I begin this hearing by simply suggesting to my colleagues, this is problem that we Americans in some measure brought upon ourselves, ... The American campaign finance system has been an accident waiting to happen.
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Not every American will have Sen. Jeffords' opportunity to so profoundly affect the agenda of our country and the lives of so many working families, ... But every American has the opportunity to exercise moral courage and join the fight to improve our neighbors' lives and the quality of their communities.
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The certification . . . obviously changes the dynamic, ... Certification in Florida was not the end. But without some intervening legal decision, it's the beginning of the end.
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The committee now has both the testimony and there is sufficient evidence to feel comfortable about the relationship, ... I've expressed regret, that Mr. Chang clearly was a person that I never should have known.
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The committee now finds itself in the position that after several months of preparation, having reviewed attendees at 102 coffees involving approximately 1,100 people over the scope of 18 months of the 1996 presidential campaign, we are left with the question of whether or not one or two people remember that there was a financial solicitation.