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
allowing unlimited
The idea of allowing corporations to have unlimited influence on our democracy is very dangerous, obviously.
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The president is not telling us the time frame ... what's happening is that the American public is despairing of the situation,
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It's one of the things I'm most certain of in my 23 years as a public official and after over 900 listening sessions or town meetings over 13 years, ... This is one of the clearest messages I've ever received.
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does not compound the hardship for thousands of hardworking Americans who simply will not be able to make ends meet as a result of this disaster.
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It was more of the same sloganeering that has not made us stronger or safer in the global fight against terrorism,
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still carry the heavy burden of not knowing the whereabouts of loved ones, especially loved ones.
act excuse
We have to get it right but not find an excuse to act at all.
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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.
intimidate
We let them intimidate us. We have to show we're strong.
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Well, my view is that the insurance companies have done awfully well and spent a lot of money on a lot of things that don't have anything to do with health care.
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Unfortunately, the information available to me about this matter comes from press reports and public statements rather than from the administration directly,
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to give the American people a realistic assessment of where we stand today, and where we should be going.
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We don't have to accept bad provisions in order to make sure good provisions become law.
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We are not interested in reshaping or reforming soft money. We're interested in getting rid of it,