Jim Bunning
Jim Bunning
James Paul David "Jim" Bunningis an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and politician...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 October 1931
CitySouthgate, KY
CountryUnited States of America
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The bill that I voted for said that the Bureau of Labor Statistics, if it's in their wisdom to put a cost of living in, it's OK, ... But they haven't done it.
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In light of the hurricane devastation inflicted on the people in the Gulf Coast and its impact on our economy, it is foolish to be raising rates again, ... The price of fuel is surging upward, and Americans simply don't need another rate hike in the middle of a crisis -- they need relief.
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I know there are 20 economists out there who could do the job.
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It's very important for our kids. Like it or not, these athletes serve as role models for our children.
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It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether it is stopping judicial nominations, the Energy bill, or this Medicare bill.
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The war against terror is every bit as important as our fight against fascism in World War II. Or our struggle against the spread of Communism during the Cold War.
We don't want the bill, but if they can't get together, they're going to get a bill,
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Difficult times require difficult decisions. But supporting this bill shouldn't be a difficult decision.
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This offers the fans, I think, the almost certainty that there will be nothing but baseball to worry about. The focus will be on baseball and not on labor unrest.
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This is the 35th time you have appeared before a committee that I sit on, ... I think I'm finally beginning to understand your statements and answers, which probably means it's time for one of us to go.
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This is about the integrity of the game and particularly the kids.
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Any records that may have been achieved while these players were on the juice should be stricken from the books forever.
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see what the other major league sports do. ... We hope this agreement by major league baseball will stimulate the other sports to stiffen their penalties.
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reading is essential to the development of our children.