Jim Talent
Jim Talent
James Matthes "Jim" Talentis an American politician and former U.S. Senator from Missouri. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office. He identifies with the conservative wing of the Republican party, being outspoken on judicial appointments, abortion, flag burning, and defense issues...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 October 1956
CountryUnited States of America
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Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.
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With only 41 percent of the small businesses surveyed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses taking action or planning to take action to address their potential Y2K problems, something must be done to make becoming Y2K compliant more affordable.
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The governors' plan is simply unacceptable. It misses the point of what real welfare reform is all about.
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We need to function as a team, and I've always thought of Denny as the coach. I think he'll do that extremely effectively.
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I'd like the chance to vote against this.
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I don't know why there weren't plans, ... If there had been and they were inadequate, I'd be inclined to say nobody's perfect - but it just seemed like they weren't doing anything.
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Missouri is going to be better off because we've kept these jobs in Missouri.
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One of the lessons of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is the clear need for local, state and federal responders to train together so they can be better prepared in the event of a disaster that requires widespread relief efforts,
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I am very disappointed in the commission's decision, not only in their failure to take these installations off the list, but because in their decisions they failed even to address the arguments Missouri made on a bipartisan basis, ... The St. Louis region, especially the men and women whose jobs are on the line, deserved better.
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Sen. Feinstein and I worked closely with law enforcement on this bill because we wanted to address the problems they are facing on the ground. As a result, the legislation we passed is the toughest, most comprehensive anti-meth plan ever considered by the Congress.
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There are people walking around guilty of murder.
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I think Roy probably came into Congress with more experience and accomplishments than the average congressman. It helped him hit the ground running in a lot of respects. He was never really a freshman.
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I think we're being played for a bunch of suckers, ... chumps.
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It is clear Women's Business Centers are a valuable asset to a growing sector of our economy,