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Jeff Flake

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Jeff Flake is a former U.S. Senator from Arizona, serving from 2013 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He is known for his advocacy of free trade, fiscal conservatism, and a more restrained foreign policy. Flake has been a vocal critic of partisan politics and has often emphasized the importance of civility in political discourse. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as immigration reform and government accountability.

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May 6, 2013

I think we have the right people to do that and look forward to hearing your testimony today.

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May 6, 2013

It sometimes seems in the General Assembly, if it were not for Israel, Palau, and the Marshall Islands, we would not have any friends.

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May 6, 2013

How can we change that culture? What can we do to better that situation?

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May 6, 2013

Can you foresee a role for the United Nations, a broader role than is currently planned, in that situation?

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Apr 21, 2013

I think the woman who crossed heard Senator Schumer's accent through the fence and thought I am in New York, where is the Statue of Liberty? I am here.

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Apr 21, 2013

I want to commend what you have done in Utah with the Utah Compact. That has provided a blueprint and a model for a lot of people in Arizona.

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Apr 21, 2013

I do believe that once you allow that person to stay in the United States after they have come here in violation of law, I would believe that most Americans would think that that would be an amnesty.

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Apr 21, 2013

It was a revelation to go down on the border. We actually watched an illegal border crossing while we were there.

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Apr 21, 2013

I have never been able to place all those who come here across the border undocumented in some criminal class.

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Apr 21, 2013

There is nothing to suggest that 5 years from now, if we just realize that it is completely out of whack with labor needs, that we cannot revisit it and up the numbers.

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Apr 21, 2013

I just want to thank all of you and Senator Feinstein for working so hard to get an agreement here.

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Apr 15, 2013

We hope that the appointment or the raising up of this new force will come with enough backing of the United States.

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Apr 15, 2013

Ongoing conflict between the DRC Government and rebel factions in the east, coupled with the central government that obviously needs some more serious reforms, has halted the development of the DRC in general.

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Apr 15, 2013

The last chapter of the saga of cross-border support from Rwanda to armed groups inside Congo in the form of this M23 chapter was just overreach.

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Apr 15, 2013

With its vast resources, the DRC holds the promise of being a success story.

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Apr 15, 2013

Father, you had mentioned that electoral reform is needed in the Congo.

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Apr 15, 2013

What leverage do we have or does anybody have with Rwanda to get them to cooperate?

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Apr 9, 2013

In Federalist Paper 51, James Madison wrote, "In framing a Government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the Government to control the governed: and in the next place…

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Apr 8, 2013

The cost benefit analysis--it's tough to apply or tough to justify the proposed rule of the EPA

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Mar 18, 2013

Thank you. I want to just say what a pleasure it has been to have US Airways headquartered--first America West and now US Airways in Phoenix, in Arizona.

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Mar 6, 2013

Given the complex needs that are satisfied by the plant and all the different interests involved, I'm just wondering how you're going to balance all of this.

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Feb 12, 2013

The best way to get the border secured is to have a legal framework for people to come and to go.

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Feb 12, 2013

I do want to get immigration through. I do not want any of the elements that we need to finish to hold up any of the other elements.

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Feb 12, 2013

If we can work with you on that, it would be incredibly helpful.

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Jan 29, 2013

Is this an issue with Maryland or any other state? And I am not trying to pick on Maryland at all.

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