Political Quotes

Howard Metzenbaum

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Feb 8, 1994

I want to be clear as to what the record of the Senator from New York in this area is. Back in March 1992, we had an amendment to extend the statute of limitations. And the Senator from New York voted wrong--March 1992, he voted wrong…

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Feb 7, 1994

Senator Simon and I have agreed to correct an error included in the committee report on S. 1361, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. The error concerns the entities eligible to administer the school-to-work program. As adopted by the…

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Feb 3, 1994

You see, Mr. President, the Senator from New York voted on this very floor to strip a retroactive extension of the statute of limitations from an RTC funding bill. The Senator from New York voted not to go after Madison Guaranty, and…

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Feb 3, 1994

I want to point out to him, and I want to make it clear, that when I tried to extend the statute of limitations in the past, one of the leaders in that opposition was the Senator from New York. If he had cooperated at that time, we would…

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Feb 3, 1994

The Senator from New York has been righteously proclaiming a passionate belief that the statute of limitations should be extended in order to recover taxpayer losses in the Madison Guaranty failure. That is a terrific joke. I compliment…

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Feb 1, 1994

the U.S. Senate is often referred to as ``the world's greatest deliberative body.'' I think most Senators are fairly well informed in the affairs of this country, but sometimes we just miss the boat. What if I were to tell you that there…

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Jan 26, 1994

I rise to recognize the dedication and perseverance of the senior Senator from Illinois, Paul Simon. He has made a difference. He is my good friend. But I do not rise to speak out of friendship. I simply think that Paul Simon is a Senator…

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