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Dan Coats

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Dan Coats is a former United States Senator from Indiana, serving from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Coats previously held the same Senate seat from 2001 to 2005. Before his Senate career, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1989. Coats has been involved in various policy areas, including national security and foreign relations, and has been a vocal advocate for a strong defense policy. He also served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 2005 to 2009 under President George W. Bush.

Feb 27, 2014

Mr. President, may I inquire what the order is in morning business relative to time? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 15 minutes remaining on the Republican side. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2014-02-27
Feb 26, 2014

Mr. President, I think nearly every Member of this body shares the goal of increasing access to affordable health insurance and helping American families receive the best coverage to meet their specific needs. So the question before us…

Congressional Record · 2014-02-26
Feb 26, 2014

Mr. President, I did not come to speak on this bill, although I certainly appreciate the remarks of my colleague from North Carolina I also see the chairman is here. I say to the chairman of the committee, I am only prepared to speak on a…

Congressional Record · 2014-02-26
Feb 25, 2014

I yield back the remaining time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The bill clerk read as…

Congressional Record · 2014-02-25
Feb 12, 2014

We yield back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Shall the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Daniel Bennett Smith, of…

Congressional Record · 2014-02-12
Feb 4, 2014

Madam President, I returned to the Senate in 2011 to tackle what I believed to be the greatest challenge facing our country, and I have devoted much of my first 3 years in this returned term on working to achieve a debt reduction agreement…

Congressional Record · 2014-02-04
Jan 14, 2014

Do you have the resources now or do you, what additional resources might you need in analysis resources to really put together a strong cyberosecurity protection system?

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Jan 14, 2014

It's both a privacy issue and a safety issue, because hacking into the system... can result in the disclosure of the collection of information.

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Jan 14, 2014

I'm glad to hear that you are well aware of the potential problems here.

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Jan 9, 2014

The majority leader just said this body gets nowhere by offering amendments. Does he mean throughout this year it is worthless, meaningless for Republicans to offer any amendments to any bill to try to make improvements to the bills or to…

Congressional Record · 2014-01-09
Jan 9, 2014

Madam President, we have been discussing, the last couple of days, the unemployment insurance issue. A number of us have had concerns relative to the effectiveness of the program relative to the cost that would undertake and how it would…

Congressional Record · 2014-01-09

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