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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.
He is. I am happy to yield to him, but I have about 5 more minutes left, I want to wrap up with one more story from Doug from Indiana. After 2 weeks of trying to get on the Web site, he finally was able to at least create a log-in name and…
So she called up there and finally got through to somebody, and he said one word--``fine''--and hung up. Well, he probably was so frustrated.
I thank the Senator from Kansas. He mentioned signing up here and the frustrations so many people had. Kathleen from Mooresville, IN, called my office in Indianapolis and said: Help. She said this: I have spoken to someone at the 1-800…
Well, it has happened to us, and I spent tortuous hours trying to sign up on the DC exchange. We all have to go through this as Members. People don't understand this back home. They think we are exempt. We are not. I went through this…
The Senator from Kansas is a long-time friend and someone I have had the privilege of serving with and getting to know on a personal basis--he and his wife and family. We are both here with some experience under our belts, and unlike many…
I thank my colleague from Kansas. I am glad he mentioned his own personal experience and our experiences together. It is more than about the Senator from Indiana or the Senator from Kansas. It is about this institution. It is about the…
Not everyone calls me distinguished, but I am happy to yield to someone who does but also a good friend.
Madam President, we are now in about the third day of a somewhat tortured process that was the result of a power grab that has changed the tradition of the Senate, a tradition which held for about 225 years. Republicans are frustrated with…
Mr. President, I join my colleagues as one who has received tweets and hits on the Web site, emails, phone calls ringing the phone off the hook, written letters, responses that I hear as I talk to people back in Indiana. These are not…
The bill I would like to talk about is S. 1471, the Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act, which hopefully will come before the Senate this week. I wish this legislation were not necessary. It should not be. Tragic events…
Mr. President, I am here to talk about legislation I have introduced that I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting, but first I would like to make a couple of comments about the terrific storms that roared through the Midwest…
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