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George Voinovich

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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.

Quotes by year · 1999–20221,238 total · peak 2009 (457)
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Feb 23, 2010

I am concerned about--and would appreciate your thoughts on--the pace of constitutional reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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Feb 23, 2010

We need to level with the American people and the world about what kind of commitment we're going to have to make to be successful in Afghanistan.

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Feb 23, 2010

I want to congratulate you on putting together a great team.

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Feb 23, 2010

I'm concerned that if we don't pay attention to it, all of the progress that we have made may be for naught.

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Feb 23, 2010

I think it's important to the countries because it indicates to them that the United States is really interested in them and their future.

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Feb 23, 2010

I do understand that you can't do it alone.

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Feb 8, 2010

I like to tell people nuclear is a three-fer: without it we will not be able to provide the reliable, base-load electricity our country demands.

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Feb 8, 2010

Our country does need nuclear power--and the jobs, the energy security, and the environmental benefits it provides.

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Feb 8, 2010

I take great pride in the fact that this committee has transformed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission into one of the best and most respected regulatory agencies in the world.

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Feb 8, 2010

I will tell you that I am going to be watching the Commission and doing everything on the outside to promote the nuclear industry in this country.

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Feb 8, 2010

I take pride in the fact that this committee has transformed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission into one of the best and most respected regulatory agencies in the world.

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Jan 19, 2010

I do not believe that we would have had what we are getting today without this visa waiver legislation.

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Jan 19, 2010

What I would like to know is: What information did they have? Who made the decision?

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Jan 19, 2010

If it is needed, let us appropriate the money for it.

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Jan 19, 2010

I think is enhancing the security of the United States of America and also something that is extremely important to this country's public diplomacy relationships with many countries who are our friends.

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Dec 16, 2009

We can be the first republic to stand the test of time. But we have to change course because we will not succeed unless we do.

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Dec 16, 2009

I think that this cannot be the last generation of Americans... that they are not going to have an opportunity for the same standard of living that we have had.

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Dec 16, 2009

After national security, I think the most important issue Congress and our Nation faces today is this issue of our debt and budgets that are not balanced as far as the eye can see in the future.

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Dec 16, 2009

The economic troubles have led most every family I know to tighten their belt, to put some money away to save some, not spend as much.

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Dec 16, 2009

The trust funds are an accounting device. They do not mean the same thing as Webster's Dictionary.

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Dec 16, 2009

We are negative cash flow in the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.

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Dec 16, 2009

Nobody is going to bail out America. We have to solve our own problem, and we need to get started soon.

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Dec 16, 2009

We have met the enemy and it is us.

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Dec 16, 2009

At some point, that has to stop, and it will.

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