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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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Apr 15, 2013

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

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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 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 22, 2013

I have not yet delivered my maiden speech. I will be very brief. I plan to withdraw this amendment, and I understand there will be a point of order raised against germaneness with a 60-vote threshold I can't overcome. I just want to make…

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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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Mar 6, 2013

I thank the Senator for yielding, and I want to commend the Senator for this 12-hour long quest. I think it is now. It is an important topic. I recently traveled to Afghanistan and received a briefing there about the drone program and how…

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Feb 12, 2013

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

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