Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownbackis an American politician currently serving as Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, Brownback was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives during the Republican Revolution of 1994, representing Kansas's 2nd congressional district for a single term, before running in a 1996 special election for the Senate seat previously held by Bob Dole. He won that election, and two regular elections following, serving until 2011. He ran for president in 2008, but withdrew...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 September 1956
CityGarnett, KS
CountryUnited States of America
should remain top and pressing issues if we hope to achieve a freer and more prosperous Middle East.
I think the next president needs to lead on cultural issues and experience, particularly on foreign policy.
I think there's still a lot to learn about this nominee. The president has had the advantage of working with her for a decade. I must do my own due diligence, I can't say all these issues were overcome in a one-hour meeting.
The people believed that while the courts would be independent, they would defer to the political branches on policy issues.
I believe, assume the power to decide more political than legal issues in nature, the people naturally focus less on the law and more on the lawyers that are chosen really to administer the law.
I do a number of things working on human rights issues, prison recidivism rates, and then I also push and have worked a lot on the social issues of rebuilding the family.
I have not determined ... at this point, how I would vote,
I'm not surprised and it shows the maturity of the party. They wanted a clear nominee.
I want to ask her about it (the speeches) and her philosophy.
We want a nominee that's set, like Ruth Bader Ginsburg is set,
we just don't know her background on judicial restraint and on the Constitution.
at the end of the day, we were not given the documents that we believed we needed to give good advice and consent on this nomination.
This is a bipartisan effort. This is just good common sense. This is where the public wants us to go. They want us to not be so dependent on foreign oil.
This is a bipartisan effort, ... This is just good common sense. This is where the public wants us to go. They want us to not be so dependent on foreign oil.