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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Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all, and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter.
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Trust doesn't come haphazardly. It really has to be built over time. And that trust has to happen really at times when there isn't a crisis. That's why I think having regular meetings and conversation when there's no crisis, when you can build trust and a friendship and a relationship that allows for better dialogue and far more consequential deal-making can occur when a crisis does come up.
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Literally minutes before the Senate cast its vote, the administration sought to add the words 'in the United States and' after 'appropriate force' in the agreed-upon text. This last-minute change would have given the president broad authority to exercise expansive powers not just overseas-where we all understood he wanted authority to act-but right here in the United States, potentially against American citizens. I could see no justification for Congress to accede to this extraordinary request for additional authority. I refused.
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Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.
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Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people.
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America has lost an icon. Ronald Reagan's leadership will inspire Americans for generations to come. His patriotism and devotion to our country will never be forgotten.
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As the representatives of the people we are here to declare that our resolve has not been weakened by these horrific and cowardly acts.
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People were concerned about national security, and that precluded us from having the opportunity to break through on the issues that we cared most about - the economy, education and health care.
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This president failed so miserably in diplomacy that we are now forced to war.
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Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included.
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If journalism is the first draft of history, then the Internet simply has provided a new means for delivering that draft far and wide very quickly.
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We will also never bring up the permanent tax cut the president is advocating.
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On issues relating to taxes, you don't always speak with one voice.
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President Bush has said that the economy is growing, that there are jobs out there. But you know, it's a long commute to China to get those jobs.