Pete Domenici
Pete Domenici
Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domeniciis an American Republican politician, who served six terms as a United States Senator from New Mexico, from 1973 to 2009, the longest tenure in the state's history. During Domenici's tenure in the Senate, he advocated waterway usage fees, nuclear power, and related causes...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 May 1932
believe commission outside problem time
I don't believe we need an outside commission every time there is a problem in this country,
budget budgets fiscal impact kid policy
No one should kid themselves. This is not a budget that is going to have a significant impact on the fiscal policy of this country.
prices ripped somebody
My constituents think somebody is rigging those prices and that they are getting ripped off.
ripped somebody
My constituents, and actually most Americans, think that somebody rigs these prices. That in the process, somebody's getting ripped off, and they think it's them.
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I am committed to working with the delegation, state and local leaders to ensure that data on Cannon is thoroughly analyzed and presented to the commission. I believe Cannon has a compelling case.
close cuts position support
I am close to the position right now that if there are not across-the-board cuts I will not support the bill,
add budget programs six trying
I am very discouraged when you add six new entitlement programs and at the same time, you are trying to say we are getting a budget under control,
equipment fighting job officers police safe stay technology
Police officers need up-to-date equipment and better technology to stay safe on the job while fighting crime,
goal offshore primary remains
The primary goal is to do ANWR. That remains the primary goal, ... But (opening more) offshore (drilling) is a prospect.
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Nuclear power alone is not the solution to our energy woes, but can become a stronger component of an overall national energy policy, just as we must promote greater domestic oil and gas production, and yes, embrace greater conservation and renewable fuels. But we should be realistic in understanding that conservation and renewable fuels, which now only provide about 2 percent of our energy needs, will never get us to energy independence.
offer senator wants
Now you know as well as I know that many of them are not going to do anything, but if a senator wants to offer them as a sense, not as legislation, they may do that,
danger kinds number small
There's always that danger, ... they are small in number and not the kinds of things I am going to reveal.
avoid
It's getting to where you can't avoid it,
cigarette obvious tax
It's pretty obvious that when we're finished, there'll be some kind of cigarette tax in the package,