Political Quotes

Pete Domenici

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Pete V. Domenici is a former United States Senator from New Mexico, serving from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his work on budgetary issues and energy policy. During his tenure, he played a significant role in shaping legislation related to nuclear energy and national defense. Domenici was also involved in various bipartisan efforts, particularly in the areas of health care and education reform. He was a prominent advocate for fiscal responsibility and was instrumental in the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

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Feb 28, 2007

I hope this budget will maintain the 98 percent initial attack fire suppression success that you produced in the past.

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Feb 28, 2007

I find this troubling and will have a number of questions about the fire preparedness.

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Feb 28, 2007

There is no question that we have good seasons and bad ones for elk hunting but this ranch, if in the hands of the private sector, would yield far more money

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Feb 28, 2007

Now we really do appreciate your coming down on the side of $3.5, which was the amount we had appropriated.

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Feb 28, 2007

I think sooner or later, we're going to have to have a sit-down with the State of New Mexico's appropriate officials

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Feb 28, 2007

At that time, you committed to getting us some concepts in legislative language regarding this issue.

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Feb 1, 2007

I rise today to with Senator Bingaman to introduce legislation that provides resources that the U.S. Marshals Service desperately needs for their role in improving the security of our borders and enforcing our immigration laws. Our U.S…

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Dec 8, 2006

I rise to speak briefly on this essential piece of legislation commonly referred as tax extenders. This is, in many ways, also an energy security bill that is worth being proud of. There are a host of important tax items here, many of…

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Dec 8, 2006

I rise tonight to remind the Senate that in this bill is something we can all be proud of, especially on this cold night. The American people are using more and more natural gas in their homes, and they will soon be getting bills--or they…

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Dec 7, 2006

I wanted to say a few words before the leader left. I even hate to call him leader or majority leader. He has become a great friend. I don't know how to explain it, but I didn't really think coming to the Senate that I would have a chance…

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Dec 6, 2006

just last week the price of natural gas was at $7.79 per million Btu's. That is nearly double the price it was 2 months ago. In October, natural gas was selling for $4.01 on the spot market. This kind of price instability it brings harms…

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