Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
Russell Dana "Russ" Feingoldis a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016, and previously served as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from January 3, 1993 to January 3, 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 March 1953
CountryUnited States of America
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should disqualify you from being on the Supreme Court.
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Now we can take this legislation to the floor and have a real vote on reform, without constitutional arguments to hide behind,
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Look, when you're going to take $500 million out of the system in one cycle, it is going to cause some anxiety, ... Face the Nation.
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Senator Proxmire leaves behind an unparalleled legacy as a defender of the American taxpayer and one of the hardest working senators in U.S. history.
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When you buy toothpaste or detergent or gas, that is now used for the first time in your lifetime or my lifetime to support candidates in so-called 'independent ads.' Same thing for unions.
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Some have called for a dignified process. So have I. But at times, it sounds like what some really want for the nominee is an easy process,
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I think we have to at least openly consider at what point we can bring our troops home or, at least, to begin to bring our troops home. Not only from the point of view of making sure there is support from the American people for this continued effort but also to consider whether the large presence of American troops here could contribute to or feed the insurgency and whether in any way it makes it more difficult for a government of national unity to be created.
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The American people deserve a clear plan for concluding our military mission. And the Iraqi people need to know without any doubt that we do not intend to stay in that country indefinitely.
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The American people deserve a clear plan for concluding our military mission, ... And the Iraqi people need to know without any doubt that we do not intend to stay in that country indefinitely.
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I think there is an orderly and dignified way to find out what happened. And, if there was a legal violation there needs to be accountability ... you can't put the cart before the horse, but I would not rule out any form of accountability.
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We let them intimidate us. We have to show we're strong.
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The refusal gives rise to a reasonable inference that the administration has something to hide here. The administration has done this nominee no service by maintaining its intransigent position.
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We have to get it right but not find an excuse to act at all.
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Without any sort of a time frame in place, we'll never even get to that point, ... Meet the Press.