Dec 9, 2010
I have had the great fortune of having three wonderful careers during my life: one as a husband and father of 9 children and a grandfather of 40, one as a Major League baseball player for 27 years, and one in public service for 30 years…
Jim Bunning
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Jim Bunning is a former United States Senator from Kentucky, serving from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Bunning was known for his strong conservative positions and advocacy for fiscal responsibility. Before his political career, he was a professional baseball player, notably a pitcher in Major League Baseball, where he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. Bunning's tenure in the Senate included a focus on issues such as energy policy and workers' compensation reform, often criticizing the Department of Energy's handling of compensation programs for workers.
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by number of sources- Today I would like to take the opportunity to honor the Girl Scouts of the United States of America for all that they have accomplished for America's young women. This week, the Girl Scouts is amazingly celebrating its 90th anniversary, and I believe it appropriate that we congratulate all involved with this storied institution for having the courage and capability to withstand and conquer the hands of time. March 12, 1912, Juliette 'Daisy' Gordon and 18 girls from Savannah, Georgia gathered for what was to become the first official meeting of the Girl Scouts. Like most great innovators, Juliette Gordon began her journey with a very simple and progressive idea. She thoroughly believed that every young woman deserves the opportunity to fully develop physically, mentally, and spiritually. Today, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America has a membership of 3.8 million--2.7 million girl members and over 900,000 adult members.3 sources2002govinfo.gov
- I speak today on the nomination of John Negroponte to be the first Director of National Intelligence. I want to express my full support for his confirmation. John Negroponte is without question one of the most qualified public servants to fill this position. Over the past four decades he has continually worked to advance American policy both domestically and abroad. He is a career diplomat and served in the United States Foreign Service from 1960 to 1997. Among his most notable posts are Vietnam, the Philippines, Honduras and Mexico. After the Foreign Service, Mr. Negroponte was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from September 2001 until June 2004. After that, he was confirmed overwhelmingly by the Senate as the first U.S. Ambassador to the new democratic Iraq. Throughout his ambassadorship in Iraq, he received immense praise even from the harshest of critics for his removal of corruption in the reconstruction effort in Iraq. He later oversaw, what many deemed impossible--the first successful Iraqi democratic elections. As we have seen through his leadership in Iraq, democracy has quickly taken root in the country and I believe it will continue to grow. While the position of the Director of National Intelligence is new to our Government, I am confident that Mr. Negroponte will be successful in his endeavors to create a united intelligence entity. His experience and success in Iraq will serve him well in this new position.…3 sources2005govinfo.gov
- I rise today to introduce a number of bills to provide for relief from duties. It is my intention that some or all of these duty suspension bills will eventually be included in the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, MTB, that the Senate Finance Committee is expected to consider this year. As the members of the Senate are aware, Congress on occasion passes a bill, known as the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill or MTB, as a vehicle for enacting pending non-controversial duty suspensions. The rules for the inclusion of a duty suspension in the MTB are straight forward. First and foremost, in order to be included in the MTB, a bill must be non- controversial. A bill will be controversial if it is objected to by a domestic producer of the product for which the duty reduction is being sought. Secondly, the cost for each bill must amount to less than $500,000 of lost revenue per year. As my colleagues are aware, the MTB provides an opportunity to temporarily eliminate or reduce duties on narrowly defined products that are imported into the United States because there is not available domestic source for the products. These duty suspensions reduce input costs for U.S. businesses and thus ultimately increase the competitiveness of their products. I have been approached by a number of manufacturers in Kentucky that use imported inputs while making their products.…3 sources2006govinfo.gov
- it is with great pride and honor that I rise today amongst my fellow colleagues to honor one of America's finest citizens, Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. When I look at Strom's career and all that he has accomplished throughout his life, I often find myself wondering how one man could possibly do so much in just one lifetime. Strom Thurmond truly deserves the title of Renaissance man. He has been a farmer, a teacher, a lawyer, a judge, an author, a Governor, a war veteran, a major general in the U.S. Army Reserves, a State senator, a U.S. Senator, a Democrat, a Dixiecrat, a Republican, a husband and a father. Since 1954, when he ran and won a seat in the Senate as a write-in candidate, Strom Thurmond has worked tirelessly and selflessly for the people of South Carolina and the citizens of this great Nation, casting more than 15,000 votes in his time in the Senate. I now ask that my fellow members of the Senate join me in thanking and honoring our good friend and colleague for all that he has done throughout his life and throughout his tenure in the Senate. His brilliance, leadership and unmatched wit will be sorely missed by this legislative body and by the entire Nation. But we will always hold on to the many memories and stories he left behind.2 sources2002govinfo.gov
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Nov 17, 2010
I have serious concerns about her views on monetary policy and her actions during the credit and housing bubble. In reviewing Federal Open Market Committee, FOMC, meeting minutes and transcripts, it is clear to me that Dr. Yellen will…
Nov 15, 2010
in 2006, we had a huge housing crisis in this country. And even before that, the mortgage crisis showed its face in 2001 and 2002.
Nov 15, 2010
When are you going to do something about this and get off the backs of our community bankers?
Nov 15, 2010
I continue to hear from well over 40 Kentucky community banks about the heavy hand of your examiners and their supervisors.
Nov 15, 2010
Are the Fed and the GSEs going to aggressively pursue pull-back of mortgages to the originators and investment banks to reduce taxpayer losses?
Sep 28, 2010
today I rise to pay tribute to Senator Ted Stevens, who will be laid to rest today at Arlington National Cemetery. Unfortunately, Senator Stevens was taken from us on August 9 of this year, but his legacy will live on through the countless…
Sep 21, 2010
How would you grade the bill the Senate passed in the last Congress and the bill that recently passed the House in terms of improving the relationships between the premium property owners pay and their actual risk?
Sep 21, 2010
if the Congress does it that way, you are absolutely correct that this program will fall into an abyss and never pay for itself, and the Government will be on the hook for more than the 18 plus billion dollars it presently is.