“That is now a matter for FIFA.”
“Why is it outrageous as a Democrat to call Platner the piece of shit that he’s always been? I mean, like this isn’t radical ideas here.”
“Because what we’re not going to do is we’re never going to allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon because we know they will use it.”
“You know, I made the math possible for a majority in ’26. The people that pushed that garbage now just made that now more unlikely.”
“Eliminate the penny, plug the nickel, and make some commemorative gold coins nobody can afford.”

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On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
This would further transfer authority to the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Director of OMB.
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Robert C. Byrd
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Senator Byrd discusses the implications of the $25 billion request.

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