Jun 30, 2011
All right. I apologize. I did not know that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Although consent has been given for larger blocks of time, and the Senator has just been given consent.
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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Jun 30, 2011
Mr. President, I was not aware I had asked for 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The order is for 10 minutes.
Jun 29, 2011
Mr. President, I cannot help but agree with my friend. It is a sad situation that we have in this country as our economy is kind of limping along, and so many young people graduating from school recently are unable to find meaningful jobs…
Jun 29, 2011
Mr. President, I thank my friend from Oregon for helping to organize this colloquy. We have worked together to try to fashion a comprehensive tax reform package that we think makes a lot of sense. Just about every analyst or economist or…
Jun 29, 2011
As the Senator from Oregon has said, small business is hit particularly hard these days. Because many choose not to incorporate, there is a passthrough, a passthrough of taxation rates as if these small businesses were individuals. They…
Jun 16, 2011
Mr. President, I wish to say to the Senator from California, many of the points she made are valid. I came back for the purpose of addressing our overspending and that involves all kinds of tax expenditures and all kinds of subsidies. It…
Jun 16, 2011
I accept that fully. Having had the opportunity to work with Senator Feinstein on the Intelligence Committee, I do not hesitate for a second to accept her word and know she will keep it. It has been a pleasure to work with her on that…
Jun 16, 2011
Well, Mr. President, if the Senator would yield. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Indiana.
Jun 14, 2011
The Senator from Oregon is exactly right. I took three tax courses in law school. I cannot do my taxes with any assurance that I am doing it right because this code has become so incredibly complicated. The alternative minimum tax adds an…
Jun 14, 2011
I ask unanimous consent for 2 more minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Jun 14, 2011
Let me skip forward here. Despite the President's own recognition of this problem, we have not taken this plan forward. There are do-nothings who think that if we do not act, Medicare will be secure. Actually, the do-nothings are the ones…
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