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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As we speak, the Senate is in session,
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The world should know that the members of both parties, in both houses, stand united in this: The full resources of our government will be brought to bear in aiding the search and rescue, and in hunting down those responsible and those who have aided or harbored them,
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This is an issue that's very important to South Dakotans, ... We hope we can find a balanced bill.
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coercion is not his first option, but it's an option.
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All of the Rush Limbaugh wannabes have a very shrill edge.
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It's hard to express how angry I am about these attacks, how proud I am of the brave response on the part of my staff ... and so many others,
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I support the president's authority to make decisions with regard to clemency and pardons. That is a president's right, ... But I must say I am troubled deeply by the lack of remorse, the lack of empathy for the victims on the part of the Puerto Ricans themselves. And based upon that, I intend to vote in favor of the resolution.
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a high price to pay for testing that was not required this early in the schedule for missile defenses.
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I would give this Congress a B for achievement, a D for behavior and the overall assessment of incomplete,
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Our first challenge is to strengthen the economy, the right way,
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I think the $1.6 or the $2.5 trillion tax cut as it was originally proposed could be officially proclaimed as dead,
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Of course these days -- with modern medicine -- everything could be revived, and I suppose there is always that chance. But it is looking deader and deader,
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I don't think we are taken as seriously today as we were a few years ago.
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If the projections are off by even a fraction, the president's plan will send us back to the highest interest rates, highest unemployment and high debt that we saw at the end of the (previous) Bush administration,