Jan 28, 2013
Madam President, I know there is a lot of passion here on the floor regarding this particular legislation. There is probably not a Member on this floor who has not had some semblance of a disaster in the State and for the people they…
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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Jan 24, 2013
Mr. President, I appreciate the remarks of my colleague from Texas. I want to add my thoughts to much the same issue. I rise, once again, to address what I believe and what many believe is the most important issue that faces this Congress…
Jan 23, 2013
Madam President, earlier this week, through the eyes of the Nation watched the inauguration ceremony here in Washington. A week before that, back in Indiana, I was present for the celebration of the inauguration of Indiana's 50th Governor…
Jan 22, 2013
Mr. President, I appreciate the remarks of the minority leader, and I think he essentially gets to the point all of us, in this first week for the 113th Congress, need to be focused on and need to address. This is our first workweek back…
Dec 31, 2012
I want to say this: To make laughter out of this, to ridicule it--it addresses all of us because I have been working with Senators across the aisle and they have been working with us. We all take this very, very seriously. This is not a…
Dec 31, 2012
Mr. President I wish to thank my friend, my long-time friend whom I hate to see leave this body, Senator Lieberman from Connecticut, for his remarks. I didn't have the opportunity to speak after he gave his farewell remarks. I do wish to…
Dec 31, 2012
Mr. President, I came to the floor before I heard the announcement that apparently we are closing in, thankfully, on something which I don't have all the details of as yet. So I can't simply say hooray, this is exactly what we ought to do…
Dec 31, 2012
All right. I thank the Chair. I saw some angst on the face of the Chair, and I thought my time was up. Let me just say this to my colleagues. Many of us who watched the President's press conference--no, it wasn't a press conference; the…
Dec 31, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Indiana. ____________________
Dec 28, 2012
Mr. President, I do not believe there is anyone in this Chamber who does not understand the devastating impact of Sandy on the Northeast and the pain and the suffering that has come from that. I do not think there is anyone in this Chamber…
Dec 28, 2012
Mr. President, could I have 15 seconds just to respond to my colleague? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
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