Richard Gephardt
Richard Gephardt
Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardtis an American politician who served as a United States Representative from Missouri from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988 and 2004. Gephardt was mentioned as a possible vice presidential nominee in 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2008...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 January 1941
CitySt. Louis, MO
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My hope is that we can effectively and expeditiously receive this plan from the president, work it through the Congress, and try to make it a reality as quickly as possible,
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Obviously, if he has broken rules or done something that's wrong, he will have to stand the consequences, ... Meet the Press.
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It's Orwellian. The pharmaceutical lobby writes the bill, passes it, and then they run ads thanking them for passing it.
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They are rushing, ... I suppose because they are worried about the facts getting out, they are worried about this budget being examined.
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This plan has failed. We should not keep half of a failure or a quarter of a failure, ... Let's change the policy and do something else.
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The Republicans say the government ought to be run like a business, ... How many businesses give dividends without knowing their profits?
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There is now widespread agreement that this measure will do next to nothing for the American people,
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It reveals that the tax cut is so big it gobbles up virtually the entire available surplus, forcing cuts in vital programs like Medicaid and the State Children's Health Program.
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A lot of employees have lost their jobs and, as I understand it, their pensions are probably in question now. This needs to be looked at.
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America needs a serious economic discussion that brings in the best minds and a wide variety of opinions focused on the best way to create long-term economic growth and opportunity for all Americans.
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What we're seeing is a talking down of the economy, the suggestion of a recession, the suggestion of a slowdown in order to justify what looks like it's going to be a $3 trillion tax cut,
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Instead of providing new ideas or honest answers to the economic downturn we are facing, Bush and Cheney offered empty rhetoric and blamed others for the recession.
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I hope now that the Administration will rethink this approach and submit a fast track bill that accounts for labor, environmental, narcotics enforcement and human rights issues.
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I suggest to members that we're making a mistake with this budget, ... It's a $2 trillion-plus tax cut that mostly goes to the richest Americans.