Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Davenport Chafeeis an American politician from Rhode Island who has served as the Mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island, in the United States Senate, and as the Governor of Rhode Island...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 March 1953
CityProvidence, RI
CountryUnited States of America
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U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee said yesterday that, contrary to a statement from a campaign aide, he would refuse to vote for confirmation of any Supreme Court nominee who will not pledge to uphold the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights decision.
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I know he feels strongly about it, but there are others who feel strongly about certain tax issues,
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I support civil unions between same-sex couples and believe that each state should be free to make its own decision on this issue.
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By the virtue of its thoroughness, the local application was successful,
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If you gut the habitat, you're really gutting the act, ... This is a critical part of any recovery. Habitat is absolutely essential to any species.
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I don't really have a price tag. We should debate on how to use the surplus and not just rush to spend it,
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This review could also help the Administration and Congress to assess whether additional regulations are needed in order to protect consumers against price manipulation,
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On the issues that I care deeply about - the environment, Roe vs. Wade, the war in Iraq, with no weapons of mass destruction, the tax cuts that are now leading to deficits, I've got some deep issues with the president.
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I worry about 10, 15, 20, 25 years down the road. Where are we going to be in this age of nuclear weapons, where there is no margin for error?
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I worry about 10, 15, 20, 25 years down the road, ... Where are we going to be in this age of nuclear weapons, where there is no margin for error.
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You have to factor so many issues in -- qualifications, performance in the hearings, who they're replacing.
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I said I would support the process. If there is a $1.6 trillion tax cut in there I'm not going to vote for it.
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We really need cold, hard facts and honesty, ... The situation is tough over there.
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I don't think any of us were really happy with the apologies.