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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given the difficulties of putting these (pension funding) rules into effect.
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I was more shocked than nervous and I was just trying to get dressed on time.
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We know that the accusing witness has conducted a comprehensive media interview within a few days of this alleged brutal assault, so I certainly cannot understand why the identification procedure would have taken this long to conduct, nor do I understand why it would have taken such a long period to prepare the report.
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I think this week we will go a long ways toward clearing these young men's names.
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Larry is the type who has everything lined up all the time. You call him for something, he already knows the issue.
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I am not aware of any legal avenue that would prevent us from distributing the results of these tests.
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I could just tell he was sharp, articulate ... very personable and charming.
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These freely elected presidents came to us and said, 'Help us,' ... We help them by voting yes on CAFTA.
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This is like selling your furniture so you can fix up your house. You are giving away capital assets to fund ongoing expenses and that never ever makes sense.
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This hearing is drawing a line. There are no more tomorrows,
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The Constitution requires that courts shall be open. It is the responsibility of the county and state to provide enough resources to run our courts in a dignified and efficient manner. The current state of things is a disgrace and a disservice to justice in our county.
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All of these statements you've heard ... about this brutal assault, rape, kidnapping and robbery which occurred, I believe that the public will soon be able to learn the truth, and that these allegations are totally false and without merit.
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The driver of earnings for this year and next in tech should be more on the enterprise side and not so much the consumer. That helps Cisco.