Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas
William Marshall "Bill" Thomasis an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 21st congressional district and as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 December 1941
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It's important that this tax legislation is signed into law quickly to help ease the burdens on those affected by Hurricane Katrina,
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Contrary to what you might read on the editorial pages, this is not new tax relief for the so-called wealthy, ... Rather, it is largely an extension of current law.
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Each and every one of those young men who were present at this party categorically deny that any assault of any description took place. The entire Duke lacrosse team looks forward to the results of the DNA test in order to clear their names.
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It's very important for everyone to remember that this is a rape case. If a rape occurred as described by this woman, there will certainly be DNA evidence -- without question. Any suggestion that this incident could have occurred without producing DNA evidence is simply not accurate.
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It is very unclear to me what his intentions are other than he intends to charge someone. Based on his public comments I am assuming that he is submitting this case to the grand jury as quickly as he can and seeking one or more indictments when he does.
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It was a tough decision to leave school. I will be forever grateful to the school and my coaches there.
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These acts are a declaration of war and I expect our government to respond accordingly. As far as I am concerned, we are at war with whichever groups or countries that are responsible for, or knew in advance about these attacks.
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This is what we've done to ourselves. These bright, smart young kids aren't encouraged to succeed. Our black community is in trouble.
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There seems to be a rush to indictment in this case, one that I don't understand. So many statements were issued to the public in a rush to get this case to the grand jury.
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There's an easy way to run for most-liked in the class, and that's say yes. But if you want to legislate and be effective and do it right, you oftentimes have to say no.
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That is illegal, unconstitutional and reprehensible. It will be the subject of court action.
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Every one of these young men is looking forward to the test results so they can show that the allegations against them are false and without merit.
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It seems she is receiving very favorable financial treatment for what she is now saying.
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It is too early to tell whether the negotiations will be successful.