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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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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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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I know that's your testimony, Senator Torricelli, but it is not accurate.
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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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If you live long enough, you'll experience everything.
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There were no gifts. Everything is properly accounted for. I provided testimony and evidence to the committee... This was all stuff that was previously known.
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Nobody told me when I became a Democrat that that involved opposition to lower taxes.
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I will not be responsible for the loss of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate.
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We actually called our bipartisan tax cut the October plan, because we believe that there's the makings here of a grand compromise, ... Face the Nation.