Political Quotes

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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Sep 21, 2004

At the last meeting we had on this specific issue, Mr. Card gave us a 2-year.

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Sep 21, 2004

I hope that if the Senate confirms Mr. Shaw, he will work hard to make sure that DOE effectively manages the part of the energy employees program that they retain.

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Sep 21, 2004

We are not in a position, unfortunately, to order these people to pay.

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Sep 21, 2004

DOE continues to fight against the bipartisan workers' compensation amendment. DOE has squandered the past 4 years and $90 million of taxpayers' money on this program.

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Sep 21, 2004

The Department of Energy has asserted that its path forward will provide a payor for every claimant.

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Sep 21, 2004

The nomination of Mr. Shaw is especially important, given the problems we have had that have plagued the DOE operation in its energy employees compensation program.

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Jul 20, 2004

I am also concerned with some of the recent corporate earnings that have been reported, especially in the airlines industry.

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Jul 20, 2004

I am also concerned with some of the recent corporate earnings that have been reported, especially in the airlines industry.

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Feb 12, 2004

I do not think you should have changed your statement after the last FMOC meeting.

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Feb 12, 2004

The job of the Fed is to set monetary policy, and I believe that when the Fed strays from that into other areas that we get in trouble.

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Feb 12, 2004

I was deeply concerned about the Council of Economic Advisers' report earlier this week that indicated that outsourcing jobs to other countries is good for our economy.

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Feb 12, 2004

Your words matter, and you know that.

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