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Jeff Sessions

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Jeff Sessions is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 84th Attorney General of the United States from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 2007 to 2017. During his tenure in the Senate, Sessions was known for his strong stance on immigration and law enforcement issues, advocating for stricter immigration policies and supporting various measures to combat drug trafficking and crime. He also served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama from 2001 to 2002.

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Feb 13, 2003

It strikes me as really ludicrous or really worse, pernicious that France and Germany would suggest that we need to give at least 4 more months to the inspectors when Saddam Hussein could, within a few hours, disclose his weapons of mass…

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Feb 13, 2003

I know that some may want to continue to discuss and debate the niceties of the situation in Iraq, but I would just recall that we have voted 77 Senators and overwhelmingly in the House to authorize the President to take the action he…

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Feb 13, 2003

It's odd to me and I would like to ask you if you agree, that we talk about multi-lateralism and unilateralism, whereas at this point it appears that 16 nations in Europe support our position and only three oppose our position.

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Feb 13, 2003

I think it is past time that we evaluate our force structure and deployment situation, particularly in Europe.

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Feb 13, 2003

I would just say that virtually every Senator I've talked to shared that view strongly.

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Feb 13, 2003

It must be extremely frustrating for you and the Department of Defense leadership.

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Jan 29, 2003

It is time to do something about it and express concern.

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Jan 29, 2003

Well, you want to federalize violence against women.

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Jan 29, 2003

I just would say in conclusion how much I appreciate the three of you. You are outstanding nominees with terrific records, unsurpassed experience handling some of our country's most difficult cases in ways that I think have shown your…

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Jan 29, 2003

An Attorney General that allows a State's sovereign immunity to be eroded I think will have a difficult time justifying that position.

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Jan 29, 2003

I just think that is so important, and I think it is dangerous for us to say we are going to determine people's ideology and then we are going to vote to confirm them or not.

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Jan 29, 2003

I know that Senator Robert Byrd and other Senators in our body defend tenaciously the prerogative of the United States Senate.

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Jan 9, 2002

We are spending only a pittance on getting our scientific evidence produced in an honest and effective way. As a result, justice is being delayed, and justice delayed is justice denied.

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Oct 15, 1999

We need to get our dollars to the classroom.

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Oct 15, 1999

We have an obligation to the classrooms and to our teachers to help our teachers maintain order.

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Oct 15, 1999

We ought to finish funding this mandate.

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Oct 15, 1999

It is Federal law that is mandating it.

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Oct 15, 1999

I have had a number of complaints about that.

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Oct 15, 1999

We have a crisis that does require attention.

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Oct 15, 1999

It is, to my way of thinking, a situation that cannot continue.

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Oct 15, 1999

15 percent cuts consistently are really devastating the home health care agency.

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