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Pat Toomey

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Patrick Toomey is a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania, serving from 2011 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Toomey was known for his focus on fiscal conservatism, economic growth, and limited government. During his tenure, he served on several Senate committees, including the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, where he was involved in financial regulation and economic policy discussions.

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Feb 12, 2013

I would hope so because, as you know, the vast majority of financial institutions in America have no systemic significance, because they are not big enough to.

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Feb 12, 2013

If the administration continues attacking these hardworking, largely unionized American workers... will we even have a U.S. general aviation manufacturing base in the next 10 years?

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Feb 12, 2013

the changes that you have proposed would reduce the fiscal year 2013 deficit by about two-millionths of a percent.

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Feb 12, 2013

I am very concerned about the implications, the effects of this huge new series of regulations, most of which emanate from Dodd-Frank.

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Feb 12, 2013

I am more than a little tired of it.

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Feb 12, 2013

the optimal size of Government depends in part on how much growth you want to have.

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Feb 12, 2013

I am just asking if you will be a vocal advocate for a strong dollar policy and acknowledge that a strong dollar that maintains its value is a necessary precondition of strong growth.

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Feb 12, 2013

this is really small in the context of total spending and the economy.

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Feb 12, 2013

If we want more, we will spend less.

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Feb 12, 2013

I think a lot more needs to be done, and I think it can be done.

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Feb 12, 2013

Societies that have government expenditures smaller as a percentage of their economy have a higher standard of living.

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Feb 11, 2013

The picture CBO paints of the next 10 years is immensely disturbing.

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