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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 20, 2018

It's not appropriate, it really isn't, how DOJ responds will tell if we're in a crisis or not.

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May 14, 2018

I don't understand it, why you just don't apologize and move on. That would be easier to do.

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Apr 11, 2018

Will you commit to ensure that we have an Ambassador on the ground--and a lot of that depends on us...

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Apr 11, 2018

Is there some concern that exiting the Iran agreement might play poorly with regard to a possible agreement with the North Koreans?

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Apr 11, 2018

I am happy that the President is talking, that discussions at the highest level are had.

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Apr 11, 2018

I think that we ought to think long and hard about giving Iran now the ability, if we exit the agreement, to continue on, on the nuclear side.

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Apr 11, 2018

I think it would have been a better agreement, and something that I could have supported.

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Apr 11, 2018

In the end, I voted against the agreement. I applauded the last President for negotiations.

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Apr 9, 2018

There are obviously limits of, you know, native speakers that you can hire or of people that have eyes on the page.

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Mar 13, 2018

Is it concerning to you? ... that we have not, one year into this administration or beyond a year, named an Assistant Secretary for Africa?

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Mar 13, 2018

You mentioned that 99 percent of revenue goes straight to salaries for civil servants.

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Mar 13, 2018

For Somalia and the surrounding region, U.S. interests abroad, the stakes are simply too high to let the country backslide.

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Mar 13, 2018

Senator Booker and I are holding this hearing to demonstrate the interest of the United States in helping Somalia to turn that page.

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Mar 13, 2018

Somalia is often used as an example of a failed state, but the reestablishment of a federal government and subsequent elections have created hope for a change there in Somalia.

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Feb 27, 2018

In Arizona, we have seen firsthand the value of resolving Indian water settlements or disputes through settlements.

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Feb 27, 2018

I look forward to hearing testimony on these bills and will turn to Senator Cortez Masto.

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Feb 27, 2018

It is sure nice to have someone who is also from the Lower Basin.

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Feb 27, 2018

This hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power will come to order.

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Feb 5, 2018

Mr. President, words matter. Have we arrived at such a place of numb acceptance that we have nothing to say when a President of the United States casually suggest that those who choose no the to stand or applaud his speech are guilty of…

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Jan 29, 2018

I would not like to see the scenario in which, in order to deal with this time limit, we end up having a text that is not what we, the three countries, need and want.

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Jan 29, 2018

What is not to like? I think we can all agree that this has been a tremendous success to all of us.

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Jan 29, 2018

Every day, Mexican shoppers come across the border and spend about $8 million in Arizona.

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Jan 20, 2018

I thank the Senator for yielding. On the 5th, as I understand it, the DACA Program will no longer apply. Those who have already registered, that registration will continue until it runs out. There are some now--I think the figure is some…

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