Tom Allen
Tom Allen
Thomas Hodge "Tom" Allenis a former member of the United States House of Representatives representing Maine's 1st congressional district, and the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008 against Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins. Allen lost to Collins...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 April 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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When she moved out to go be with Rick, she told me I'd like him, that he was pro-choice and a humanist. But I don't think there's a humanist bone in that man's body.
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He's a great athlete and is going to play both ways for us at wide receiver and corner back.
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There aren't as many unknowns. I want to maximize our players' strengths by being multiple.
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We must invest in America's children to give them the opportunity for success and to strengthen our nation's competitive edge in the global economy.
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Hurricane Katrina was a colossal natural disaster compounded by an unprecedented breakdown in the government response. Above all, it shows what happens when government is run by people who denigrate the role of government in our lives.
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I also plan to introduce legislation that will develop a system to measure and document changes resulting from reductions in mercury emissions.
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But David is the starter for sure. He's done a great job to put himself in position to physically be able to play the position. So we know he can get the job done.
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I have a problem with the way we're getting to the finish line on privatization. . . . Sometimes, it costs us money. It costs us embarrassment, too.
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I find hard to believe we are having this hearing today to consider $10 billion in cuts to Medicaid, ... Survivors of Hurricane Katrina are now scattered across the country and in need of significantly more Medicaid resources than they did before.
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I'm just going to let you listen for a bit, guys.
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He's just a tough kid, who is very football-smart. He's not the biggest, not the strongest and not the fastest. He reads the blocks well and just makes plays.
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You've got to go through fire to learn how to handle the heat. We didn't handle the heat (Friday), but it's OK because it's a process. I'm not going to get discouraged because we had a setback. We did some good things, and I'm still excited to see what we can be.
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Winter in # Maine is a time of alternating rest and frenzied activity.
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Despite the increase in world attention toward Sudan in the past months, the genocide in Darfur has continued without any serious attempt by the Sudanese government to do what governments primarily exist to do, protect their citizens.