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
cancer winning battle
I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.
war simple tolerance
We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.
health important assets
There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.
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We really have to face up to the fact that we lost some key seats and there really hasn't been an evaluation of that since the election. This was a very loud wake-up call and I think the caucus was awakened,
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There is a little different approach in confirmation of the chief justice, ... I'm concerned about the conferences, about bringing the court together.
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There is no doubt that this is inappropriate.
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There is no doubt about the value of investigative reporting to the public interests in exposing corruption, malfeasance, misconduct, waste ... there are weighty considerations on law enforcement, on their point of view, and national security interests. All of those factors have to be taken into account.
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open and honest public conversation with the nominee...is an important part of this process.
almost commerce power
overturned almost 60 years of Congress' power under the Commerce Clause.
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It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down.
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It continues to be my hope that both leaders would liberate their caucuses from party-line voting,
I think when we come back from recess, we'll get a bill.
defense department owes people
I think the Department of Defense owes the American people an explanation of what went on here,
I think a shutdown can be avoided, ... I'm hopeful. We're still working on it very hard.