Dick Gephardt
Dick Gephardt
Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardtis an American politician who served as a United States Representative from Missouri from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988 and 2004. Gephardt was mentioned as a possible vice presidential nominee in 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 January 1941
CountryUnited States of America
It's an outrage to the senior citizens and the people of the United States, ... We will not rest until we get that benefit in law.
This is the number one issue all across the United States today,
In November, Al Gore will be elected president of the United States and we will take back the House,
It is significant when you have a president at a 65 percent rating. That is unusual, ... I think some of it is related to 9/11 and the people's reactions -- the people's desire to be united with the president in fighting against these issues, in trying to solve these issues.
We need a leader who can defeat George Bush in November in the general election, and we need a leader who we all know can walk into that Oval Office tomorrow afternoon and be a great president of the United States. That leader is John Kerry, and I'm proud to endorse him to be the president of the United States of America.
in grave danger of weakening the world economy.
indicates to me once again that the delay wasn't to go through the committee. The delay was to allow the NRA to lobby.
In light of the gravity of the charges outlined in the guilty verdict against Mr. Traficant, I think the prudent course of action would be an immediate resignation,
These numbers are bouncing around. This is a volatile race,
I'm glad President Bush unveiled his reform ideas last week, ... but we need to go further if we really want to clean up this system.
I'm not going to say what's fashionable in our politics.
I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table, ... Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on.
I have not stated in any conversation with anyone that I'm going to run for the presidential nomination.
I'm very proud of what we've achieved ... but there is, however, a large unfinished agenda.