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Larry Craig

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Larry Craig is a former U.S. Senator from Idaho, serving from 1991 to 2009 as a member of the Republican Party. During his tenure, he was known for his work on issues related to transportation, agriculture, and natural resources. Craig was a prominent advocate for the construction of highways and infrastructure improvements in Idaho. He also served on various Senate committees, including the Appropriations Committee and the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. In 2007, he was involved in a controversial incident at an airport restroom that led to his decision not to seek re-election in 2008, ultimately resigning from the Senate in September of that year.

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Mar 5, 2003

Once again, we come to the floor frustrated by a dysfunctional court system that decides that they are going to deal politically instead of legally with the world.

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Mar 5, 2003

I do not want this capital city to determine the allocation of that resource for my State.

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Oct 15, 1999

let me tell you how comforting it is to have our Chaplain, Lloyd Ogilvie, returning to us in good health and to hear his words and the spiritual guidance he offers the Senate.

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Dec 1, 1997

s tax dollars to travel around the country. Here is the travel log, and it is growing. Here are the charts, and they are growing. Call us a do-nothing Congress, Mr. President, and I will call you AWOL because you won

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Dec 1, 1997

I ask unanimous consent that I may be recognized for such time as I may consume, and that the previous order to proceed with the Agriculture conference report be delayed until I complete my statement.

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Dec 1, 1997

I asked myself that question before I came to the floor this morning.

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May 25, 1994

I join with my leader and the Senator from New York in cosponsoring the resolution that has just been brought to the desk to urge the Senate to move forward in developing a timeframe and a specific process by which we could begin hearings…

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May 17, 1994

I rise in support of the Faircloth amendment to S. 2019, the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments. As reported, section 3 of the bill would add a part G--sections 1471- 1479--to the Safe Drinking Water Act, requiring the EPA Administrator to…

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May 12, 1994

the violence that has pervaded the former Yugoslavian Republic has resulted in the loss of thousands of lives and more than 1 million refugees. The Balkan conflict has not only seized those involved; people around the world have watched in…

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May 11, 1994

a decision was brought about on eight dams on the Snake and the Columbia River systems in the Pacific Northwest that I believe is a disastrous stumble by this administration into the endangered species debate over several species of salmon…

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May 11, 1994

Thousands of broadcast towers, translators, microwave relay stations, and other telecommunications facilities licensed by the Federal Communications Commission are located on Federal sites across the United States. They provide a vital…

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May 11, 1994

the order directed by the White House would raise supersaturation gas to more than 130 percent. I have said something just now which is very important, Madam President. I have said ``by the White House.'' I am now told by good authority…

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