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.
Madam President, Thomas Jefferson once said: The majority, oppressing an individual, is guilty of a crime, abuses its strength, and by acting on the law of the strongest breaks up the foundations of society. The foundation of this society…
Madam President, may I inquire as to how much time I am allowed on morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 10-minute allotments for the Senators. ____________________
Mr. President, back home in Indiana last week, I heard from many Hoosiers who are concerned about the impact of ObamaCare. I went back to listen to the people, and almost invariably, no matter what subject was on the table, the impact of…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, this past Saturday my State of Indiana lost a humble giant whose soft-spoken yet very firm convictions influenced many Hoosiers for many years, including me. Former Indiana Governor Otis Ray Bowen, known affectionately to…
Mr. President, I thank my colleague for allowing me to speak as in morning business, and I ask unanimous consent to do that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Otis Ray Bowen
I don't think there is any difference here, I would think, or even in the Congress, relative to the importance of immigration to this country.
It did not do the job. How do we know 10 years from now, 5 years from now, that we won't be faced with say 23 million illegal immigrants?
What this legislation that the Senate has put together begins to do is deal with that third part.





