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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Apr 20, 2006

It's not an Earthshaking or huge proposal, but it's an important one and it would be an important first step in trying to control the increase in greenhouse gases.

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Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Apr 19, 2006

It would appear, if you look at the profit margins, that the industry is purposely keeping refining capacity low.

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Edward M. Kennedy
@edwardmkennedy· Apr 12, 2006

Did you ever tell him, Mr. President, you are overstating the case? Did you ever tell Condoleezza Rice, did you ever tell the vice president that they are overstating the case? And if you didn't, why not?

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Apr 12, 2006

It's well known, because I was asked a direct question about my confidence in Secretary Rumsfeld, that I do not have confidence. But that does not mean that I'm calling for his removal, because that's what the president of the United…

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Apr 12, 2006

As I have previously, I call for the resignation of the secretary of defense...

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 12, 2006

As we drew closer to the day of the vote, it stuck me as odd that we had never asked for a national intelligence estimate, an NIE.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 12, 2006

I think that if Mr. Tenet felt the intelligence was bad or misleading, he should have resigned over it.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 12, 2006

Totally unusual. The agencies understand that if we're about to take a major military action or even consider one, you bring all your intelligence agencies together and say, what do you know, and what do you know for sure before we put our…

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Chuck Hagel
@chuckhagel· Republican · NE· Apr 12, 2006

I think that Don Rumsfeld, this administration, the civilian leadership in the Pentagon, have to be held responsible for not having the kind of armor that we need to support our troops.

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Carl Levin
@carllevin· Democratic · MI· Apr 12, 2006

It seems to me there's got to be someone in your office who is going to say to you, you know, the vice president said something which just doesn't have our support.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2006

It would energize American forces. It would energize the political environment. Yes, he should step down.

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