Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
Russell Dana "Russ" Feingoldis a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016, and previously served as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from January 3, 1993 to January 3, 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 March 1953
CountryUnited States of America
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We don't have to accept bad provisions in order to make sure good provisions become law.
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We have to get it right but not find an excuse to act at all.
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The refusal gives rise to a reasonable inference that the administration has something to hide here. The administration has done this nominee no service by maintaining its intransigent position.
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I have been assured by the chairman of the federal budget committee that the milk tax provision would not be included in the next federal spending bill. But that doesn't mean we're not going to keep an eye on the matter. The tax is something that our dairy industry cannot afford.
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I have continuing concern war about the war in Iraq, the need to address health care and job losses.
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I believe the same thing is true with the military mission,
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Those remarks were constructive, and we need to be having this discussion here at home. I am putting a vision of when this ends on the table in the hope that we can get the focus back on our top priority, and that is keeping America and the American people safe.
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We give military aid to the Indonesian government, we give economic aid through international monetary organizations to Indonesia. We should be prepared to pull all of that.
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You are obviously very talented. And you also look healthy.
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We had a real chance to pass a bill that would both reauthorize the tools to prevent terrorism and fix the provisions that threaten the rights and freedoms of innocent Americans. This conference report... falls well short of that goal. I will vote no.
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This will allow more time to finally agree on a bill that protects our rights and freedoms while preserving important tools for fighting terrorism.
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Now we can take this legislation to the floor and have a real vote on reform, without constitutional arguments to hide behind,
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should disqualify you from being on the Supreme Court.
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Look, when you're going to take $500 million out of the system in one cycle, it is going to cause some anxiety, ... Face the Nation.