George J. Mitchell
George J. Mitchell
George John Mitchell, Jr.is an American lawyer, businessman and politician. A Democrat, Mitchell served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995 and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 August 1933
CountryUnited States of America
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We will strive to complete an investigation that is thorough, objective and fair. Our mission will be to gather facts, not conjecture.
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We will provide those whose reputations have been, or might be called into question by these allegations, a fair opportunity to be heard.
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It's a point of pride for us now, whether or not we can afford it.
born enjoyed fairly focused life living practicing raised small specific town
I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living there - still do - and my goal in life was a fairly specific and focused one of practicing law in Maine.
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The result was, of course, that today, tragically, more than 40 million Americans don't have health insurance, and for many, not having health insurance means they don't have access to good health care.
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You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it.
although asked god politics regularly
Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.
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What is good about the United States is the sense that you can disagree with the government and not be seen as unpatriotic, although many in the government will try to make you seem unpatriotic.
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Stanford. It's a pretty good university, and everyone seems to like their academic stores.
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My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My father never knew his parents. His mother died - we're not sure - either at or shortly after his birth, and he and all of his siblings were placed in orphanages in the Boston area.
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I had been involved in U.S. intelligence in Berlin, Germany, while in the military and had worked with a contact with the Central Intelligence Agency office there.
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I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term limits, but people can limit themselves if they want to, and that's what I decided to do.
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From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life right through to the present time.
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First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures.