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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Sep 17, 2002

I say to the Senator, did I hear the majority leader say that if we lose and we are knocked down by cloture, we can offer this legislation later?

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Sep 10, 2002

I will only take a minute. I say to my good friend from Oregon, I thank him for his remarks. I am very hopeful that whenever we vote on this bill, the Senator will vote aye, because whatever it is the Senator thinks does not fit the bill…

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Jul 11, 2002

I thank the Senator. I say to those who want to make sure the supplemental not only passes but is signed, the Senator from New Mexico is on their side. I am with them. I am certainly not going to do anything to delay that, although it does…

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Jun 6, 2002

I cannot follow this process. Whatever you say about germaneness or not, I want to bring my amendment up to be discussed. We can take 2 minutes, and then you can do with it what you want. I am not going to stand here and have my amendment…

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Jun 5, 2002

I am sure they cannot if they wanted to. It is not intended as anything other than for Senators to look at. If they are interested in how we might fix this situation, they might look at what is being recommended by the chairman. I thank…

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Jun 5, 2002

I do not want to argue, but I am not sending an amendment to be operative. I can put in a letter. If I want somebody to look at a proposed bill, why would anyone object?

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Apr 18, 2002

Sure. There is nothing tricky about my question. I am not trying to put anyone on the spot. I am just trying to establish that unless the money is appropriated later on by another act of Congress, and signed in another act by the…

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Apr 18, 2002

I say to the Senator, as I indicated, I do not doubt it has wonderful provisions in it. I have read them. I come from the border, and I confirm that they are all good; our border people would like to have them. I just want to make sure we…

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Apr 18, 2002

I say to the Senator, I would just like to eliminate a little bit of confusion. This bill is going to pass unanimously--or almost--today. And stories are going to say we provided 1,000 new agents for the INS and all the other things you…

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Apr 18, 2002

I have discussed with Senator Bingaman a concern with his amendment No. 3016. In particular, I question whether we should structure the renewable portfolio standard to refer to the ``capacity'' of a renewable system or, as done in Senator…

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Dec 4, 2001

I want everybody to know, I have no interest. It was a great summer job. I became friends with some wonderful railroaders. I repeat, so that nobody misunderstands the Senator's views, this takes out of the bill some language that is not…

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Nov 1, 2001

I have been made aware of the problem in the Cook Inlet Navigation Channel, and I am concerned about its current condition. I am also aware that the channel is the lifeline for products to the State of Alaska. The area described by the…

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