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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explain to the American people why they want to use Social Security trust funds for the tax cut.
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But readiness costs money, and the federal government has not come to your aid to the degree that it must to fulfill its obligations.
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But now a memo forecasts administration plans for billions of dollars of cuts to America's veterans, schools, health care, homeland defense, worker-training programs and medical research,
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Every Medicare beneficiary can choose whether they want prescription drug coverage or not,
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As they contemplate these losses, we wish them great strength, strength in knowing that their loved ones committed themselves to a great cause and in so doing created a path to the future that we will continue to celebrate,
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There is still improvement that I think can be made and as long as I think that there is a chance that we could make additional improvements, I want to try to do that. I think it is too early to try to give up on making the effort,
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What happened on September 11th did not diminish our strength, ... It renewed it.
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We just turned down $292 million for Indian health care in this country. We're told that we can't afford it, and we don't have the resources,
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We were promised that if we gave huge tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, the benefits would trickle down, deficits would disappear and the economy would flourish.
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We lost an extraordinary judge, an extraordinary member of the Supreme Court, someone who has had a profound impact on this country and its legal system,
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There have been so many unexpected twists and turns in the proceedings and in these developments to date, that to count on that, even though I know their word is good, is more than we can accept,
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There is a desire to keep talking and find a way around this impasse, ... I think the five people in the room all expressed a desire to keep talking, and that is what we're doing.
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There is absolutely no room for compromise on that tax cut,
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There is a bipartisan effort, a bipartisan willingness to provide assistance. ... We'll consult with the administration ... to try to meet some of that need in the coming days,