Mar 11, 2013
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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.
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Mar 11, 2013
Mr. Chairman, thank you. It is good to be on your committee and to serve with you and Senator Thune.
Mar 5, 2013
Mr. President, last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--also known as ICE--initiated a precipitous action to reduce the population of the illegal immigrants detained by the U.S. Government for, they said, ``budgetary reasons.''…
Feb 28, 2013
Mr. President, I am going to wrap up because my colleagues want to speak also. But, let me say this: I have been saying from this platform, and I have been saying from everywhere people will listen that we need to move to a solution to the…
Feb 28, 2013
I am happy to do that. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Heinrich). The Senator from Illinois.
Feb 28, 2013
Madam President, as I look at my watch, the clock is ticking toward midnight. Midnight becomes March 1, and that is the point at which the sequester kicks in, which is the across-the-board cuts--hardly massive when this year it will be…
Feb 26, 2013
Mr. President, normally I would be talking about the sequester and the Nation's fiscal health, but we are about to vote on a critical nomination for a very critical position in this government. I wish to spend a few minutes defining why I…
Feb 14, 2013
Mr. President, earlier this week I outlined four main topics that I hoped to hear the President discuss in his State of the Union Address. Today, I would like to talk in more detail about one of those items and perhaps the most…
Feb 13, 2013
I didn't support the sequester, either. I agree it is not the best way to deal with it.
Feb 13, 2013
Madam President, last night President Obama had the opportunity to present to the American people a plan envisioned for how he plans to strengthen the state of our Union. While I am pleased he finally turned his focus back to the ongoing…
Feb 13, 2013
There has been some of that in what the President proposes. There have been Democratic and Republican plans. But we haven't done it. And I think the time is up, and we need to do it.
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