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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Every Medicare beneficiary can choose whether they want prescription drug coverage or not,
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Whether it's in trade, whether it's in a more permanent presence, whether we can find ways to assist in the Kashmiri dispute, I think that there are ways in which the United States can continue to show its gratitude and to be the player it needs to be in this region and certainly with the government of this country,
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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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That is probably the key factor in support of any tax measure, whether we have that $35 billion locked in or not,
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Whether we come up with a solution or not is an open question. Members on both sides of the aisle are wanting to be careful about things we write here.
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We don't know yet whether laws were broken, but there must be enforcement of the law and if the laws were broken someone needs to go to jail,
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We just turned down $292 million for Indian health care in this country. We're told that we can't afford it, and we don't have the resources,
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We were promised that if we gave huge tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, the benefits would trickle down, deficits would disappear and the economy would flourish.
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We lost an extraordinary judge, an extraordinary member of the Supreme Court, someone who has had a profound impact on this country and its legal system,
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We will not allow this bill to be ... sneaked through a back door when no one is looking, ... This is a Frankenstein monster of a bill. It's time to take it back to the laboratory.
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We will never forget the heartbreaking loss, ... We will never forget the selfless heroes. We will never forget the terrible beauty that was born here, one year ago.
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We feel very strongly that this wasn't the approach in which we would have chosen to debate this incredibly important issue, ... We are having to deal with very unfair and very unfortunate circumstances, so we will present our case through the amendment process.
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The stock dividend approach is dead on arrival,
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The stimulus is dormant, ... Our hope is that it can be revived early this coming year.