Russell Feingold
Russell 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...
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The absence of any kind of timetable is not fair to our troops and their families. It's making the American people increasingly anxious. And it's hurting, not helping, our Iraq policy and our broader national security strategy.
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I tell you, he's President George Bush, not King George Bush. This is not the system of government we have and that we fought for.
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My view, as of this moment, is that to dismiss this case would in appearance and in fact improperly 'short circuit' this trial,
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Were up to our necks in deficit spending. Were piling up billions more in debt that our children and grandchildren will have to pay,
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If you are confirmed, you will essentially disappear from public view,
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Business is finding out that this is the biggest domestic issue. I'm doing everything I can, but Congress should be spending a lot more time on it.
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If by dignified they mean that tough questions are out of bounds, I must strongly disagree,
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While the president has now given four speeches ... the American public, the Iraqi people and our brave troops still don't have any clarity about the U.S. military mission in Iraq.
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Even the Heritage Foundation is interested in that kind of approach,
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At such a time it would just seem hardly justified to schedule a pay raise for members of Congress.
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There can be debate about whether the law should be changed (but) the idea that the President can just make up a law, in violation of his oath of office, has to be answered.
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no doubt that that's going to happen in a reasonable time frame.
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Perks are a serious issue. If the bill only involves disclosure, that's not acceptable. That is not anywhere near what the public expects us to do here.
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Mr. Chairman, if those items could be entered in the record?