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 have every expectation we can finish within the week -- within a week, not this week,
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I'd love to be able to say I told you so,
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I disagree with the pardon of Mr. Rich. I think it was inappropriate. But I don't know all the facts, and I can't pass final judgment on it,
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I don't know that anyone in this country could view what we've seen so far as a diplomatic success,
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I don't know of another administration that has enjoyed the success in confirmations of its judges as this administration has,
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I am here to announce today with great pride and great enthusiasm that I will do all I can in the next two years to make this man the next president of the United States,
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My leadership allows me to get a lot done for my home state.
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Obviously we are trying to avoid even the perception of partisanship, ... Face the Nation.
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Of course these days -- with modern medicine -- everything could be revived, and I suppose there is always that chance. But it is looking deader and deader,
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On September 14th, we voted unanimously to send our troops into action against the perpetrators of the cowardly and heinous attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. That was our constitutional duty, and it is one that none of us takes lightly,
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One of the responsibilities of his job is to increase the confidence in this country about the importance that our country is placing on homeland security, that we understand its complexities and the difficult challenges we face, ... But if he can't be an advocate before Congress, it's hard for me to understand how he can be an advocate before the country.
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I was struck by how vacant the galleries were and so few seniors citizens looking down, ... What you saw instead were lobbyists packing the halls. They will do well. Our seniors will not, and that is why the fight will go on.
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I would give this Congress a B for achievement, a D for behavior and the overall assessment of incomplete,
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But this is irrational, this is wrong, and I believe the more they use the 'R' word, the more trouble we're going to find ourselves in,