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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So I thank the director of the OMB (Office of Management and Budget) for confirming what we said last spring, but it doesn't make the fact that we were right feel any better.
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OK, we'll take the first step. This is as crucial as it gets.
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Somebody leaked it, obviously, with intent, I think, to do damage to Mr. Berger, and I think that's unfortunate,
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Obviously, so much can happen between now and then. But you'd have to assume the presumptive nominee would be whoever lost this election, ... I can't imagine anyone else having a better claim at this stage.
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Obviously, given the level of his dissatisfaction, you would think they would have picked up on it and maybe done something constructive with it,
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Let us be clear, ... All Americans deserve a tax cut. But surely, the wealthiest among us should not get it at the expense of working families. There's a better way.
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makes more explicit the purpose of the effort and ties down what it is we're authorizing the use of force for.
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Let us respond with the same commitment and resolve in this drought as we would with any other natural disaster.
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Many of us of have said from the beginning that we have not seen any intelligence information that would give us any conclusive evidence to suggest the threat was imminent, ... I think this public report now bears that conclusion out.
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Second, the tax cut must be fair to all Americans. Third, it must allow us to pay down the debt,
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second-guess what has been done to date ... the jury is still out on future success.
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Sen. Jeffords' decision now produces some changes, ... The historic 50-50 Senate now becomes history. This will be America's first 50-49-1 Senate.
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We want to make this as competitive a race as there is in the country, ... Frank Lautenberg's record, his reputation and the kind of candidate he is assures that, but we want to give him the resources to make sure he's got what he needs to get over the top.
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there are too many dangers inherent with using gas throughout the entire complex.