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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.
Mr. President, I rise today to honor the service of Senator Richard Lugar and to pay tribute to his legacy. I served alongside Senator Lugar as the junior Senator of Indiana during my two tours of service in the Senate. All of us who seek…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. We are in morning business. ____________________
Mr. President, the clock continues to tick away while we wait for the descent from the summit, when the President and Speaker Boehner walk out, with tablets in hand, saying we have a deal. Many of us are beginning to wonder if that is…
I had the privilege of having dinner with Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF, and I asked her the question about the reforms taking place in Europe.
We never would have gotten the BCA, whether you think that was enough or not enough, in August of 2011, in my opinion, without the threat of defaulting on our debt.
Her answer was, 'Absolutely not.' She said, unless the revolver is at the temple of the politician, with the finger on the trigger, they are not capable of summoning the collective will to take the necessary steps.
Mr. President, I was listening to the dialog here that was going back and forth. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican time has expired under the current order. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for 2 additional minutes…
Mr. President, I just wanted to comment that I was listening to the discussion going on here about the Leahy amendment. I don't know what the history of all this is, but I simply want to say that I think the Senator from Oklahoma asked a…
Madam President, I rise today to address the legislation that has been offered as an amendment that would cut off all foreign aid to Egypt, Pakistan, and Libya. As I watched our flag being shredded by a gloating mob at the walls of the…
Madam President, yesterday Senator Landrieu, chairman of the Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, and I entered a colloquy into the Record, and I would like to explain very briefly what it was we were attempting to do. This is…
Mr. President, Americans have endured 4 years of the worst recession in the last 70 years in this country. We have 23 million Americans either unemployed or underemployed, and millions more have simply given up finding a job. What is the…
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