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
congress economic growth issue reason time
There really is no more important issue Congress should be working on this year, and in this time of unprecedented economic growth there is no reason why we shouldn't be,
state today union
The state of our union today is anxious.
critical jobs limits minimum offer wage
I think it's critical that we offer minimum wage limits to all these jobs,
dangerous destroys wrong
I think it's wrong. I think it's really wrong because it destroys the institution, ... dangerous precedent.
bipartisan choice clear either issue partisan
The choice is very clear -- either a partisan brinksmanship or a bipartisan accomplishment, ... We can't see a partisan standoff on an issue this important.
chamber house people president sat talked
In 1981 ... I sat in the House chamber when another new president talked to the American people about stimulating the economy,
intend
I intend to do all that I can to make that happen.
expectation finish week within
I have every expectation we can finish within the week -- within a week, not this week,
director fact last management thank
So I thank the director of the OMB (Office of Management and Budget) for confirming what we said last spring, but it doesn't make the fact that we were right feel any better.
cases losing money
I think they make a point. They're losing money and in some cases going bankrupt.
coming early hope revived stimulus
The stimulus is dormant, ... Our hope is that it can be revived early this coming year.
direction outrageous question regard repulsive taken
It's really a repulsive and outrageous attack, once again, on those who question the direction that much of the administration has taken with regard to Iraq,
couple last market result seen stock surplus
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,
advantage babies baby boomers coming costs fails leaves medicare opportunity pay plan prepare retire security social start
Their plan leaves nothing for Medicare -- not one penny. It explodes in costs just as the Baby Boomers start to retire and Medicare and Social Security come under pressure. It fails to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pay down our debt, to prepare for this coming demographic tidal wave,