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George Voinovich is a former Republican politician from Ohio who served as the 65th Governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998. He was also a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011. Voinovich's tenure as governor was marked by efforts to improve the state's economy and education system. As a senator, he focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, national security, and environmental protection. Voinovich was known for his moderate stance within the Republican Party and often sought bipartisan solutions to legislative challenges.
This is what is exciting to me. Today, Senators Boxer, Inhofe, Baucus, and our staffs are working full time--and a lot of colleagues don't understand what is going on now--to get a bill done this year on a bipartisan basis. Two Democrats…
I rise today to discuss the state of unemployment in our country and what we need to do to finally create sustainable jobs and grow our economy. The unemployment rate currently stands at 9.5 percent nationally and in my State 10.7 percent…
Actually, there is a second stimulus, one that could have a dramatic effect on the economy--even more so than government spending. And it won't add to the deficit. The Federal Reserve recently reported that America's 500 largest…
I rise today to explain my opposition to the Restoring American Financial Stability Act. When the Senate first passed the bill in May, I opposed it and explained my reasons for doing so. At that time I hoped the House and Senate would make…
Despite the fragile state of the economy and the futility of the effort in environmental terms, this administration presses forward. In the final analysis, the Clean Air Act does not recognize the international nature of climate change and…
I rise to speak in support of the bipartisan resolution to disapprove EPA's endangerment finding, S.J. Res. 26. First of all, I am not here as a climate skeptic. I believe we should reduce emissions, but the steps we take must balance our…
I think it is not only going to be important to your members, but it is also going to be important to our national security and to the future of our Country.
You are going too fast. Slow down. Take your time. Make sure the training is there because you cannot do this unless you have the proper training.
Congress established a Meet and Confer requirement to provide for stakeholder input.
I would like to comment that we are talking about 225,000 people in the process that started in March and get it all done by October 1 of this year, I do not know how you can do it and do it right.
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