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
issue rather run
They would rather use this as an issue to run scurrilous ads.
people responsibility
They have to do a lot more than tell people that the responsibility is now on their shoulders.
affect beginning doubt maximize timing
There was a sense I had from the very beginning that this was in part politically motivated, and they were going to maximize the timing to affect those who were having some doubt about this right before the election,
senate
As we speak, the Senate is in session,
draw left opportunity promoting words
All of us are left to draw one conclusion: His words about promoting educational opportunity were just that -- words.
This administration has to do a lot better,
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This across-the-board cut has nothing to do with ridding ourselves of waste, ... This goes to muscle and bone of programs.
afford america dignity rewarding wealth
America can't afford to keep rewarding the accumulation of wealth over the dignity of work,
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It's helpful for us, as policymakers, to have as good a clear a view of what living conditions are and what the demographics of our country are in a fast-changing world, ... Whether there are questions which are too invasive, I am not prepared to make that judgment today. I know a lot of people think so.
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It's hard to express how angry I am about these attacks, how proud I am of the brave response on the part of my staff ... and so many others,
call design dictate gets members president sounds ultimately
It sounds as if the president is going to call for one where he gets to appoint each of the members and dictate the design and ultimately the circumstances under which they do their work.
economic good unjust
It's unjust and doesn't make good economic sense,
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Domestically, I think we spent the most amount of time talking about what do we do with the surplus, which is an unusual situation for us, to be able to have a good debate about the surplus,
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Congress supported the experiment. It was a huge mistake. Deficits skyrocketed. The national debt quadrupled. High interest rates choked American industries. Unemployment soared.