Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschleis a policy advisor, lobbyist, former U.S. Senator from South Dakota, and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 December 1947
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He's been silent on the issue. He's been unengaged and showing absolutely no leadership. And I think it's critical that he do so as we go into the busiest and most troubling time of the year from a price perspective.
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His words were offensive to those who believe in freedom and equality in America,
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Unless we address this with fiscal stimulus that will give us more confidence than we have today, these problems will compound.
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We may have had differences of opinion about what brought us to this point, but the president is commander-in-chief, and today we unite behind him as well,
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I acknowledged that concern, and it is for that reason that the Intelligence Committee is going to begin this effort, trying to limit the scope and the overall review of what happened,
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He did criticize (the) effort in his speech and yet it appears that is what he did himself,
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has a lot more Washington experience than George Bush had four years ago.
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The only thing taken off the table -- I think on a bipartisan basis -- is the utilization of the Social Security trust fund,
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It again demonstrates why we have to address the infrastructure of our intelligence-gathering analysis and the actions that are taken as a result of that analysis, ... We've got a lot of work to do, and this is just the most recent reminder that we've got a problem here and it's got to be fixed and it's got to be done this year.
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I take this personally. It's not only an attack on me, it's an attack on where I'm from,
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I think it is fair to say that there is a growing number of economists that question the stimulus,
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I think it is essential we put as much pressure through the international community on North Korea to do the right thing and do it quickly,
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He has invested an inordinate amount of his personal credibility, work and effort to get to this point,
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Whether we come up with a solution or not is an open question. Members on both sides of the aisle are wanting to be careful about things we write here.