Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschleis a policy advisor, lobbyist, former U.S. Senator from South Dakota, and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 December 1947
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They've walked out on the talks. They've walked out on unemployed workers, and they've walked out on America's economy and that is an outrage,
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Instead of passing another big tax cut that we can't afford -- a tax cut that leaves out middle-class families -- we need a fair, responsible tax cut,
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I would advise them not to skip anything at this point. They're legally bound to fill out the forms and I think it would be very precarious for anyone to choose to comply or not to comply.
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President Bush has said that the ecomnomy is growing, that there are jobs out there. But you know, it's a long commute to China to get those jobs.
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Forty-three percent of their tax benefits go to people earning an average of $900,000, ... We want to provide a cut for families that pay only payroll taxes, who would not be helped under the president's plan.
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This is further proof and a clear illustration of why it is many of us feel the time has come for a change in that position, ... I am surprised and saddened by the insensitivity of Mr. Pitt.
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It will be uncomfortable clearly, but I don't see any other real option ... Let's get on with the business. This is important, but so is running the country, ... Face the Nation.
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How can John Ashcroft enforce laws he has spent his entire public career fighting?
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He campaigned hard in the states that he largely won two years ago. He had some coattails,
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(They are going to) send another stimulus bill over here and jam us? ... Well, that isn't going to work. You need 60 votes to get something done here. The only way we are going to get something done, to ensure success in the next 72 hours, is to help ... laid-off workers.
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They want to pull the bill in a clandestine way. They want to be able to pull the bill with our fingerprints on it. And we're not going to give them that opportunity.
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Allegations that the administration withheld critical information from policymakers and threatened the career of a public servant must be fully and thoroughly investigated.
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Second, the tax cut must be fair to all Americans. Third, it must allow us to pay down the debt,
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I acknowledged that concern, and it is for that reason that the Intelligence Committee is going to begin this effort, trying to limit the scope and the overall review of what happened,