Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specterwas an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he represented his state in the Senate for 30 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
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If we had pursued the war on cancer which President Nixon declared in 1970, Jack Kemp might be alive today.
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My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model.
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Was the Vietnam conflict a war which should have, as a matter of constitutional law, required a declaration of war by Congress?
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I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans,
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The Republican Party has moved so far to the right, you can't recognize Mitt Romney. What Mitt Romney will appear in October? Mitt Romney has changed positions more often than a pornographic movie queen,
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Today the Internal Revenue Code constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. A flat tax would be an enormous step forward.
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We're all looking for a plan that will work. The current plan is not working, and 21,500 additional troops -- it's a snowball in July. It's not going to work.
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Resolutions are flying like snowflakes around here.
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It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest.
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My change in party will enable me to be re-elected.
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The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness.
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Do you believe today that the right to privacy does exist in the Constitution?
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I have not taken a position on that nuclear option. My view is I'm not going to do anything until I come to that bridge. I'm not going to jump off the bridge until I come to it
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Effective security measures do not come cheap.