Rick Santorum
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Rick Santorum is a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his conservative positions on social issues, including opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. During his tenure, Santorum was involved in various legislative efforts, including those related to healthcare and education reform. He gained national prominence during his 2012 presidential campaign, where he focused on issues such as economic growth and family values.
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August 24, 2022
Republicans have to start paying attention. This is a red wave year. The polls are not showing it right now.
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by number of sources- I rise today to offer remarks about a bill that Senator Cornyn of Texas and I have introduced, the Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004. This legislation seeks to promote the transformation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to a democratic form of government. Our bill expresses the sense of the Congress that it should be the policy of the United States to support regime change in Iran and that the U.S. government should promote the transition to a new democratic Iranian government. In addition, so as to help make this transition possible, our bill authorizes the President to provide up to $10 million in assistance to qualified foreign and domestic pro-democracy groups opposed to the non-democratic government of Iran. To maximize the efforts of these pro-democracy groups, our bill authorizes activities such as aid to pro-democracy radio and television broadcasting organizations as a way of directly reaching the people of Iran. For many years now, the people of Iran have dramatically demonstrated their desire for greater social and political freedoms. Literally millions of Iranians have massed in the streets of the major cities, demanding the right to choose their form of government and their own leaders. Even public opinion polls conducted by the dictatorial regime show upwards of seventy percent of Iranians want democratic change.9 sources2004govinfo.gov
- I would make the argument that you have to look at Ohio too because Ohio's always very similar to Pennsylvania.2 sources2020transcripts.cnn.com
- I rise to join my colleagues Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. McConnell to introduce bipartisan legislation aimed at improving long-term care health and rehabilitation options for Medicare beneficiaries, and also assisting family caregivers. We all recognize that our Nation needs to address sooner rather than later challenges of financing long-term care services for our growing aging population. The Congressional Budget Office has projected that national expenditures for long-term care services for the elderly will increase each year through 2040. But it is in just over a decade when we will see these challenges become even more pronounced when the 76 million baby boomers begin to turn 65. Baby boomers are expected to live longer and greater numbers will reach 85 and older. Given the expected growing costs of long-term care services, and combined with the fact that today so many American families are already serving as caregivers for aging or ailing seniors and providing such a large portion of long-term care services, it is more important than ever that we have in place quality options in how to best care for our senior population about to dramatically increase. This is why we are introducing the Medicare Adult Day Services Alternative Act, legislation to offer home health beneficiaries more options for receiving care in a setting of their own choosing, rather than confining the provision of those benefits solely to the home.2 sources2001govinfo.gov
- I want to pick up on what the Senator from Arizona said. He is ranking member on the Commerce Committee. They worked diligently on putting together the aviation loan program. One airline has access to the program, and that happens to be America West. There is another airline that is on the brink of bankruptcy that is hemorrhaging money right now, but it has brought in a management team to restructure the airline. Part of this restructuring plan is US Airways' access to this fund. What is in the appropriations bill will deny them access to this fund until the fall of this year, which may be too late for them to be able to get the adequate capital to continue operation. We may be bankrupting an airline that serves the whole northeastern quadrant of the United States for I don't know what reason. I have no idea why this provision is in here, but we are pulling the rug out from under an airline that was probably the airline most affected by 9-11. This is the airline with its hub at Reagan National, which was shut down and flights were restricted. This is an airline that flew out of New York, and it served the area most impacted by 9-11. And now we have an appropriations bill that is going to probably deny them survival. It is the most impacted airline by 9-11 and we have a bill here that is supposed to help us recover from 9-11, and it may be the death knell of the airline. The bottom line is, this bill is not ready for passage.2 sources2002govinfo.gov
- I rise today to engage the distinguished chairman of the Finance Committee in a colloquy regarding welfare benefit plans in relation to title VII of S. 476. Employee Welfare Benefit plans, regulated under ERISA, are employer-sponsored plans that provide security to employees at the time of an event that interrupts or impairs their earning power by providing benefits such as death benefits, medical insurance, long-term care and child care. By way of introduction, sections 419 and 419A of the Internal Revenue Code set forth special rules for the deduction of contributions to a welfare benefit fund, including limitations on the amount of the deduction that would otherwise be deductible. Moreover, 419A(f)(6) provides that the rules of sections 419 and 419A do not apply in the case of a welfare benefit fund that is part of a plan to which more than one employer contributes and to which no employer normally contributes more than 10 percent of the contributions of all employers under the plan. This exception for 10 or more employer plans, however, does not apply to any plan that maintains experience rating arrangements with respect to individual employers. It is my understanding that there is ongoing review of sections 419 and 419A as the Department of Treasury seeks to establish further guidance relative to 10 or more employer plans. It is my understanding that such considerations have contributed to uncertainty in the tax treatment of these plans.2 sources2003govinfo.gov
- I will offer an amendment to extend for 2 years the work opportunity and welfare to work tax credits, and to make certain improvements to these programs that will make them even more effective in helping Americans' transition from welfare to work along with other tax extenders. These credits clearly belong in a bill whose name is JOBS; I can think of few programs that have created jobs and provided basic workplace skills to a segment of the population that is badly in need of these resources with the efficiency and low cost of WOTC and W-t-W. I can also think of few jobs programs that have as positive an impact as these have on scarce state welfare resources. I am also pleased that Senator Bayh is joining me as a cosponsor of this bipartisan amendment. I would also like to thank Chairman Grassley and Senator Baucus for their support of this important initiative. WOTC and W-t-W are also key elements of welfare reform. Employers in the retail, health care, hotel, financial services, and food industries have incorporated this program into their hiring practices and through these programs, more than 2,700,000 previously dependent persons have found work.2 sources2004govinfo.gov
Apr 26, 2021
We birthed a nation from nothing. I mean, there`s nothing here. I mean, yes, we have Native Americans but if but candidly that -- there isn`t much Native American culture in American culture. It was born of the people who came here.
Apr 25, 2021
We came here and created a blank slate. We birthed a nation from nothing. There was nothing here. Yes, we have native Americans. But there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.
Jan 5, 2021
Let's try to make it a an opportunity for unity that he wants to accomplish.
Jan 5, 2021
Joe Biden is not going to be successful. We're not going to bring this country together, if we continue the rhetoric at the level that we have seen.
Dec 29, 2020
If you listen, just listen to what Josh Hawley is saying. He basically is saying the same thing, in my opinion that Barbara Boxer said, which is I can't certify this election, knowing of the irregularities that I believe happened in Ohio.
Dec 27, 2020
I mean, it's pretty clear to everybody that the President is not going to win this election and that nothing is going to happen on January 6th to overturn it.
Dec 27, 2020
It's pretty inexplicable to me. You know, the fact that he went ahead and signed these two bills is -- there really isn't a good reason to have held off.
Dec 27, 2020
I think the President just picked the wrong one. So I don't think that was a political wind shift. I just think he picked the wrong bill to veto.
Dec 22, 2020
What Donald Trump is doing right now is affirming is affirming one thing, and that is that he believes he's not going to be president on January 20th.
Dec 22, 2020
I think this puts Republican, particularly two senators in Georgia in a very tough bind to have a president, you know, having voted for the National Defense Authorization Act now, having to decide whether they're going to buck the…
Dec 9, 2020
I believe that there are lots of legitimate grounds to protest this election.
Nov 24, 2020
You know, rhetorically I think Joe Biden has hit the notes very, very well. Substantively, as you can imagine, I'm not particularly excited about many of the things he is talking about doing. But I think his tone has been very, very good.
Nov 22, 2020
I think a lot of Republicans are actually cheering the President for bringing this to light.
Nov 22, 2020
I think hopefully the Republican Party will learn from that and be the party of Middle America again.
Nov 1, 2020
I disagree with the Supreme Court. I think the legislature should make the rules with respect to when the votes are counted, not the courts.
Nov 1, 2020
I would make the argument that you have to look at Ohio too because Ohio's always very similar to Pennsylvania.
Nov 1, 2020
If there's one area that's been telling is in Pennsylvania, we closed the registration gap this summer because we were knocking doors and getting their registrants and the Democrats weren't and it could pay a big difference.
Oct 30, 2020
the Trump campaign is the one that's out there. They're the most visible. They're on the ground. There's a lot of energy, a lot of enthusiasm and that there is a surge.
Oct 30, 2020
If you're a young person, that's not a particularly enticing thing to hear and -- because that's going to have a huge impact on you, and your ability to provide for yourself and your family.
Oct 14, 2020
You can't go wandering into these forums without being prepared as to what the tough questions that you're going to get, and have a good response, one that's that needs to be made, which is condemning crazy things that are crazy.
Oct 14, 2020
The Commission on Presidential Debates has to, you know, take the role that they're there, which is not the leader of the free world, but to actually facilitate information for the public so they can make good decisions.
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