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
advocate challenges confidence country difficult hard homeland importance increase job placing understand
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.
clear direction understanding
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 may be another week or so, ... I think most senators understand how these things need to change as circumstances warrant, and we just hope we can get the job done quickly but as safely as possible.
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Everybody has to give. We understand that. I hope they understand that. The less time there is, the more give there has to be, it seems to me,
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I certainly agree with those who have grown impatient with hair-splitting over legal technicalities, ... There is a basic understanding of the standard of truthfulness that the president failed to meet.
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I am absolutely shocked to read in the paper this morning the terrorists just got their visas yesterday. I, for the life of me, can't understand how something like that can happen,
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to clarify this discrepancy of no financial interest.
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The president was very candid as he laid out what he expects to talk about tonight, ... And I think it's fair to say that there is a great deal of mutuality in our agendas.
choice people president resist
The president told me about it, and I agree, ... It's unfortunate, but there's no choice. Some people just can't resist talking.
hopeful
There are a lot of things that we can do together, and I'm hopeful that we can find a way and that we can demonstrate that this is a new day,
count though turns twists unexpected word
There have been so many unexpected twists and turns in the proceedings and in these developments to date, that to count on that, even though I know their word is good, is more than we can accept,
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The reason we want to continue to talk tonight, ... is to express in as clear and unequivocal a manner as we possibly can that we're going to keep the pressure on tonight, tomorrow, for as long as it takes to get this job done.
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There is a desire to keep talking and find a way around this impasse, ... I think the five people in the room all expressed a desire to keep talking, and that is what we're doing.
absolutely compromise room tax
There is absolutely no room for compromise on that tax cut,