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Tom Coburn
@tomcoburn· Republican · OK· Jan 10, 2007

I don't know. I am certainly supportive of it. I will drive it through the subcommittee.

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George Voinovich
@georgevoinovich· Republican · OH· Jan 10, 2007

I have gone along with the president on this, and I bought into his dream. And I -- at this stage of the game, I don't think it's going to happen.

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Mark Pryor
@markpryor· Democratic · AR· Jan 10, 2007

This year we're going to try to do our dead level best to pass the amendment to take pensions away from senators and congressmen who have been convicted of public corruption while they're in office.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Jan 10, 2007

I have not been told the truth over and over again by administration witnesses. And the American people have not been told the truth.

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Jan 9, 2007

Consultation, to me, means consultation. You sit down and talk with people you're trying to work something out with. Not after you've already written the speech.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jan 9, 2007

As Congress considers our future course in Iraq, we remain committed on a bipartisan basis to providing our soldiers every resource they need to fight effectively and come home safely. But it's time to begin the orderly redeployment of our…

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Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jan 9, 2007

What I think the voters said was, they were dissatisfied with the lack of progress in Iraq.

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Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jan 9, 2007

We're happy to have Joe Lieberman, Democratic candidate for vice president in 2000, supporting the president.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jan 9, 2007

Based on the President's speech tonight, I cannot support his proposed escalation of the war in Iraq.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jan 9, 2007

Based on the president's speech tonight I cannot support his proposed escalation of the war in Iraq. The president's Iraq policy has been marred by incompetence and arrogance, as his administration has refused to recognize the military and…

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jan 9, 2007

The President's Iraq policy has been marred by incompetence and arrogance as his Administration has refused to recognize the military and political reality on the ground.

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Tim Johnson
@timjohnson· Jan 8, 2007

His medical problems have threatened to cost the Democrats their slim majority in the Senate.

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Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Jan 8, 2007

There's Sherrod Brown of Ohio doing 55 push-ups. He lost a bet on the college football championship game with his colleague from Florida, Bill Nelson.

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