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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Mar 5, 2003

I am concerned that the Administration, in its fiscal year 2004 request, has under-funded the Corps of Engineers.

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Mar 5, 2003

I continue to believe in the importance of a balanced energy portfolio.

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Mar 5, 2003

I think we are making some headway with the OMB.

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Mar 5, 2003

Without your support, that record that you just referred to would have been absolutely impossible.

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Mar 5, 2003

Leave the politics and the other things to us.

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Mar 5, 2003

the real science being conducted in this country is in the labs.

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Mar 5, 2003

I believe that the mission of these two agencies will only become more critical over time.

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Mar 5, 2003

I have had first-hand experience of this over the last year as the state of New Mexico struggled to balance various water users.

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Mar 5, 2003

Congratulations on the nuclear work. And we finally got some good funding in some big areas this year.

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Mar 5, 2003

But, Doctor, while I appreciate your knowledge on it and the fact that it is very widespread and exciting, on the other hand, the importance of this is to determine at a point in time, sometime, whether or not that formula is the right one…

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Mar 5, 2003

the anti-nuclear people do not want this study to succeed, because so long as that formula is used, it is enormously expensive to do anything that has low-level radiation.

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Mar 5, 2003

And you may properly instruct the machine so that, for instance, they will remove the plaque in your heart instead of having surgery.

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