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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Our bill is a real plan, theirs is a placebo,
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I think Janet Reno deserves commendation, not criticism. She has done an extraordinary job under very, very difficult circumstances, and she deserves our support, and she deserves every bit of the benefit of the doubt here until all the facts are known,
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I think it would be premature to consider any other action in Iraq.
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I think the surplus projections are going to be dramatically different as a result of what you've seen from the stock market over the last couple of weeks,
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I'm still wondering what it is about Mr. Ridge's job that would keep the administration from wanting him to come to the Capitol to talk about the many responsibilities he has,
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The only thing taken off the table -- I think on a bipartisan basis -- is the utilization of the Social Security trust fund,
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It again demonstrates why we have to address the infrastructure of our intelligence-gathering analysis and the actions that are taken as a result of that analysis, ... We've got a lot of work to do, and this is just the most recent reminder that we've got a problem here and it's got to be fixed and it's got to be done this year.
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I take this personally. It's not only an attack on me, it's an attack on where I'm from,
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I think it is fair to say that there is a growing number of economists that question the stimulus,
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I think it is essential we put as much pressure through the international community on North Korea to do the right thing and do it quickly,
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I would like to think they are honest differences of opinion, ... That's my story right now, and I'm sticking to it.
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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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merely replacing Secretary O'Neill and Lindsey is not a solution. With our economy stalling, unemployment rising and confidence suffering, it is clear that we need more than new faces. We need a new plan to stimulate our economy now.
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When it comes to our second battle, our economic battle, I think most Americans would probably agree that the news hasn't been so good lately. But there's no reason we can't win both our battles, ... If we can root out a network of terrorists half a world away, we can solve the problems in our own economy.