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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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Feb 5, 2014

It seems to me that Senator Barrasso's bill, which I'm happy to cosponsor, would establish a framework for establishing forest treatments.

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Feb 4, 2014

as the Senate turns its attention this week to the farm bill conference report, my thoughts turn to the Wild West to put its provisions in context. Frankly, its 950 pages lend themselves to talking about the good, the bad, and the just…

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Feb 3, 2014

if there is no other way to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon than for us to engage in military action, hopefully with others, I am going to vote yes on that.

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Feb 3, 2014

We need our P5+1 partners, and others, to participate with us here.

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Feb 3, 2014

I have not signed on to the new sanctions bill, here. I believe that, if diplomacy can work, we ought to allow it to work.

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Jan 28, 2014

One of the most difficult questions I face at home from constituents and others is about this new legislation.

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Jan 28, 2014

I share the President's concern and his desire to get immigration reform done.

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Jan 28, 2014

I am unable to go back to my constituents and say here is the reason that these people with multiple felonies were released into the community.

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Jan 28, 2014

What I would suggest is that it is not routine to go for a year, a year and a half, 2 years before you come back with an assessment that you said that you would do with regard to these programs.

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Jan 28, 2014

I share the concerns that some of my colleagues have expressed about some of the, for lack of a better term, extra-constitutional actions taken by the President with regard to the ACA.

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Jan 28, 2014

Let me get beyond just platitudes on this. DOJ said in 2012 that you would conduct an assessment of these programs to see where there is overlap and where money perhaps is being wasted.

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