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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Clearly we know what the goal is here. The goal is to contain Milosevic. The goal is to stop the extraordinary violation of human rights. The goal is to undermine his military capability, ... We can achieve those goals.
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highly respected men determined to cross party lines in order to solve our problems.
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Before we make commitments in resources, I think we need to have a clear understanding of what the direction will be,
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important for the Senate to go on record
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If you make over $300,000 a year, this tax cut means you get to buy a new Lexus, ... If you make $50,000 a year you get to buy a muffler on your used car. That's the difference.
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I support that decision, ... Many of my staff are directly affected and I think it is a wise course of action simply because of the unknowns, because of the uncertainty.
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I question what purpose is served by additional exposure to the salacious details contained in the Starr report, ... We must find a way to proceed and avoid further bombardment of the airwaves and Internet with such material.
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A new year brings a new opportunity to start over,
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the best we can get under these circumstances.
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That is probably the key factor in support of any tax measure, whether we have that $35 billion locked in or not,
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It's a major embarrassment, and it's a recognition that we still have a lot of work to do.
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as consistent or regular as I think they should be.
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As a veteran, there is no question that I stand strongly with the troops,
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a world opinion that now holds America in lower esteem than ever before.