Political Quotes

Barbara Kennelly

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American politician (born 1936)

Quotes by year · 1994–201631 total · peak 1996 (6)
1994: 1 quote1996: 6 quotes1997: 4 quotes1998: 2 quotes2009: 3 quotes2012: 6 quotes2013: 3 quotes2014: 3 quotes2015: 1 quote2016: 2 quotes
Jul 24, 1996

The majority passed the largest reduction in Medicare's history--$270 billion. The majority also proposed allowing some doctors to bill beneficiaries extra charges. Furthermore, the majority's plan would have capped Medicare's expenditures…

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May 9, 1996

What I could understand is, it is a rerun of proposals that were vetoed by the President late last year and have no support by the American people. One proposal in particular should deeply concern us. This budget proposes reducing the…

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May 8, 1996

We write to support congressional efforts to increase the minimum wage. Many jobs in Connecticut are posted at $4.27 an hour, but we cannot afford to live on yearly incomes of $8,880. We ask how the Government can impose sanctions on…

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Apr 18, 1996

I rise in support of this antiterrorism legislation. Those conversant with our Constitution know that, in almost its first words, it speaks of the duty to ``insure domestic tranquility.'' That is a difficult task--especially in a country…

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Mar 7, 1996

I just looked at that chart quickly, but my understanding is the reason we raised the debt ceiling the last time is so we could pay the March 1 Social Security checks, which is billions and billions of dollars. That plan may look good on a…

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May 5, 1994

I vote for this bill because we have to begin to end the insanity of innocent bystanders being caught in the crossfire of criminals. I vote for this bill in memory of Marcellina Delgado, shot dead on the way to visit her grandmother in…

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