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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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,
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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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There are a lot of things that we can do together, and I'm hopeful that we can find a way and that we can demonstrate that this is a new day,
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The president was very candid as he laid out what he expects to talk about tonight, ... And I think it's fair to say that there is a great deal of mutuality in our agendas.
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We want to give it another effort, another 24 hours or less, to see if we can't find a way to resolve how we can proceed prior to the time we'd have a vote,
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We have those issues to resolve. Negotiations are under way. I think on most of them, it's anybody's guess to resolve.
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We are awed by their sacrifice and their bravery, and we want them and their families to know that they have the profound respect and gratitude of every American,