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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Obviously we are trying to avoid even the perception of partisanship, ... Face the Nation.
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We are asking the President to nominate a new SEC chairman ... someone who understands the importance of avoiding even the appearance of conflict of interest ... especially now, with confidence in the market still so fragile,
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I question what purpose is served by additional exposure to the salacious details contained in the Starr report, ... We must find a way to proceed and avoid further bombardment of the airwaves and Internet with such material.
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I think we have to remember we've got to protect the integrity of the process so that people have confidence in the inevitable outcome at some point, ... This Week.
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I think it undermines the fragile coalition that we have with our allies,
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I think it's wrong. I think it's really wrong because it destroys the institution, ... dangerous precedent.
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I think it's sort of the combination of 'West Wing' and 'Seinfeld.' We meet once a week, but nothing happens,
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I think there is broad support for a regime change in Iraq,
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I think there has to be a debate; there has to be some good discussion, ... There has to be some opportunity for the people to be heard. ... Congress needs to be equal and full partners in this discussion, and ultimately in the decision.
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I think steel is probably something of the past in this country today. I don't think you can sustain the steel industry unless we take this action.
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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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Whether it's in trade, whether it's in a more permanent presence, whether we can find ways to assist in the Kashmiri dispute, I think that there are ways in which the United States can continue to show its gratitude and to be the player it needs to be in this region and certainly with the government of this country,
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You almost need to take a nitro-glycerin tablet just to read these numbers,
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We must prepare for it now. We cannot afford to dig ourselves into a fiscal hole as we did in the 1980s. We cannot afford to return to the fiscal irresponsibility and weakness of times past.