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Kit Bond

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Christopher S. Bond is a former Republican U.S. Senator from Missouri, serving from 1987 to 2007. He was the first Republican to hold the Senate seat since the 1930s and was known for his work on issues such as transportation, agriculture, and national security. During his tenure, Bond served on several Senate committees, including Appropriations and Intelligence, where he focused on enhancing the nation's security and infrastructure. He was also involved in various initiatives to support Missouri's economy and promote job growth.

Quotes by year · 1994–2022795 total · peak 2010 (295)
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Mar 6, 2003

I strongly support the role of churches and other faith-based organizations in making our communities strong and safe...

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Mar 6, 2003

I think what we came up with should be workable, we want to work with you to find out whether it is.

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Mar 6, 2003

Clearly, we have to do some things about Section 8.

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Mar 6, 2003

The Department remains a troubled agency plagued by a morass of program and management problems

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Mar 5, 2003

I would only say 'Amen,' to what has been said before, particularly Senator Reid's statement.

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Mar 5, 2003

Historically, given how much Congress is forced to modify the budget request for the Corps, the OMB budget request for the Corps has become about as relevant as a UN resolution is to the French government.

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Mar 5, 2003

Every year, there is a referendum on the work of the Corps, and it is called an appropriations bill.

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Mar 12, 2002

The recommended commitment of funding in the President's Budget is only the first step.

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Mar 12, 2002

Nevertheless, we must do more to ensure that States and localities have the needed resources, training and equipment to respond to threats and acts of terrorism and the consequences of such acts.

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Mar 12, 2002

The cowardly terrorist attacks on September 11th on the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and in Pennsylvania is one of the saddest days in the history of our Nation.

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Mar 12, 2002

This hearings is critical to developing the budget priorities for FEMA, especially the new priorities that are central to the public safety concerns of the Nation.

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Mar 12, 2002

In response, the President is proposing to fund FEMA at an unprecedented $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2003 as a further down payment to ensure that the Nation will not be caught unaware again by a cowardly act of terrorism.

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Oct 25, 2001

We were happy to lend you briefly the Lombardi Trophy, but it is coming back to St. Louis.

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Oct 25, 2001

I hope that you will have the opportunity or some of your colleagues will have the opportunity to present these concerns to our Homeland Security Director, Tom Ridge.

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Oct 25, 2001

We have raised the concern, and Senator Mikulski has long called for greater coordination, the development of doctrine on how we can utilize all of our resources.

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Oct 25, 2001

I think we have some very challenging and interesting areas under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee of VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies of the Appropriations Committee.

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May 4, 1994

I believe the bill as it now stands reflects a workable compromise that will move us forward significantly. I believe consumers stand the most to benefit and they will gain from having a much greater assurance that their credit will not be…

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Mar 10, 1994

I would prefer to have questions answered in an open committee hearing where we can question the witness and follow up. I used a number of followup questions because I was not convinced of the answers when Mr. Altman was in front of us…

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Mar 10, 1994

To answer that question, in the time allotted me in the Banking Committee hearing, I asked Mr. Altman questions about whether he had advised the White House or anyone in the White House about the criminal referral of the S&L case. I asked…

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Mar 10, 1994

I believe that Americans want the President and the Congress to work on the challenges before our Nation and the problems affecting our lives. Personally, I would like to be able to devote my time to working on health care reform, to…

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