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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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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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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It's really a repulsive and outrageous attack, once again, on those who question the direction that much of the administration has taken with regard to Iraq,
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Their plan leaves nothing for Medicare -- not one penny. It explodes in costs just as the Baby Boomers start to retire and Medicare and Social Security come under pressure. It fails to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pay down our debt, to prepare for this coming demographic tidal wave,
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I hope he's not going to suggest that we finish this bill over two travel days and a weekend, ... showcasing and posturing.
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I haven't ruled anything out or anything in at this point.
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In areas where we agree, ... the president will have no stronger ally. In areas where we disagree, we will work with a renewed commitment to compromise.
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I'm concerned about international developments that may or may not legitimately have any effect on the consequences of this legislation,
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If the projections are off by even a fraction, the president's plan will send us back to the highest interest rates, highest unemployment and high debt that we saw at the end of the (previous) Bush administration,
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They would rather use this as an issue to run scurrilous ads.
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They have to do a lot more than tell people that the responsibility is now on their shoulders.