Jan 20, 2010
If we're going to have a greener America, nuclear power has got to be at the top of the list.
Jim Bunning
The Public Record
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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Dec 2, 2009
You have created zombie banks that are only enriching their traders and executives.
Dec 2, 2009
Now, if that statement was true and you had acted according to it, I might be supporting your nomination today.
Dec 2, 2009
Not only did you continue that policy when you think control of the Fed, but you supported every Greenspan rate decision.
Dec 2, 2009
I opposed you because I knew you would continue the legacy of Alan Greenspan, and I was right.
Dec 1, 2009
Ninety-five percent of all our electric generation in Kentucky is done by coal-fired generation.
Dec 1, 2009
How about the Federal Reserve's zero-based tax or zero-based interest rates. Who do you think that hurts?
Dec 1, 2009
We need to be careful of moving too quickly in addressing the issue of climate change especially as we are still debating the science behind it.
Dec 1, 2009
If the United States takes it upon themselves to implement--whatever--a carbon tax, a cap-and-trade bill, or whatever--if we don't have a global agreement with China, Russia, India, whoever, who have said to us, flat out, 'We're not going…