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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We felt like we needed to get on them fast, ... Letting (Penn) play from behind was our goal.
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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.
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You really have to go through the fire before you learn handle the heat,
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I also plan to introduce legislation that will develop a system to measure and document changes resulting from reductions in mercury emissions.
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But David is the starter for sure. He's done a great job to put himself in position to physically be able to play the position. So we know he can get the job done.
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He's just a tough kid, who is very football-smart. He's not the biggest, not the strongest and not the fastest. He reads the blocks well and just makes plays.
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I have a problem with the way we're getting to the finish line on privatization. . . . Sometimes, it costs us money. It costs us embarrassment, too.
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Both CEI and the Genesis Fund have proven track records in providing financing services to support affordable housing and community development projects in target Maine communities, ... CEI will use its grant to supply equity capital for its affordable housing initiatives in Western Maine. The Genesis Fund grant will enable the organization to provide permanent financing for both affordable housing and community facility projects in underserved Maine communities. These CDFI grants are yet another example of how a modest investment of federal aid can go a long way in making it possible for Maine people to address important community needs.
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Hurricane Katrina was a colossal natural disaster compounded by an unprecedented breakdown in the government response. Above all, it shows what happens when government is run by people who denigrate the role of government in our lives.
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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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One adjective - kind - is repeated by all who knew Peter. Peter was also a devoted husband, father, grandfather and son.
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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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There is no more immoral set of priorities.
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(Tonight) showed our inexperience on defense. You can't simulate this kind of speed in practice, but, you can learn and get better playing the very best.