Tom Allen
Tom Allen
Thomas Hodge "Tom" Allenis a former member of the United States House of Representatives representing Maine's 1st congressional district, and the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008 against Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins. Allen lost to Collins...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 April 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response
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The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities
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President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put him in office
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Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.
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Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide range of diseases.
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Energy conservation is the foundation of energy independence.
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Their offense is very impressive and very explosive. We've got to find a way to slow them down. They're going to get some points on you because they've got too many good athletes and too good a scheme.
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These kids understood what is not immediately obvious; that they were going to pay the bills for tax cuts that had been passed today or in the last 4 years, and for the war in Iraq, because essentially we are borrowing money to do those things.
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This is all sweetness, but the work force here did this over a number of years. This is a great day for northern Maine.
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You've got to go through fire to learn how to handle the heat. We didn't handle the heat (Friday), but it's OK because it's a process. I'm not going to get discouraged because we had a setback. We did some good things, and I'm still excited to see what we can be.
The Republicans in the House and the Bush administration are bankrupting this country.
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Through their work with fetal tissue, researchers hope to find ways to harness embryonic stem cells which have the ability to become any type of human cell and could provide new treatments for many illnesses.
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In this part of the world, only Maine gives winter the welcome and the worship it should have.
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It gives us more depth at both positions. It will allow us to rotate the guys and keep them fresh.