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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.
I have a question. Listening to your comments, are you suggesting that a product made in Iraq or Yemen or Iran or some other country that may have terrorists in their country, they could actually send a drug through Canada into the United…
AARP is certainly a legitimate organization. I would question how responsibly they are acting if they are endorsing legislation they have not seen and do not know how much it costs.
Which I find remarkable to believe, and the answer is, I do know that some organizations support it, but I find it remarkable to believe that any legitimate organization would endorse a bill they have not seen and have no idea how much it…
I did not say legitimate. I said responsible. There is a difference. They are certainly legitimate. I question how responsible they are.
That is not what last year's budget agreement says. I also make the other point that, with respect to this bill--and you said you were shocked at the objection. I hope you listened to the Senator from New Hampshire in laying out what were…
Obviously, the procedure by which this bill has been brought to the floor has tainted this entire process. I believe, actually, the best chance we have to get the high-water mark--in other words, the most votes on any bill--will be the…
I think we should have up-or-down votes on every plan I just listed. If the Senator would agree to up-or-down votes on the tripartisan plan and the other two plans I just listed, which are serious legislative proposals, I think there would…
My criticism of the Army is not that the Army was not studying this issue when asked to do so by the Defense Department in April. My criticism is the Army has not made a decision for quite some time with respect to----
I don't believe that amendment prejudices anything we are doing. My understanding is, within the context of this amendment-- my hope is that we can continue to work on this, even as we are on the floor, to see if we can come up with an…
I will be happy to deal with this as a separate matter as long as we get a vote on it. I am just looking for a vote. This is an important piece of legislation that deals with terrorism, the implementation of a treaty on terrorist bombing…
I encourage my colleagues, No. 1, as I said before, to see if we can work out some sort of bipartisan agreement. This should not be a partisan bill. This should be a bill on which we work together in the Senate. No. 2, I encourage, as a…
I am a lawyer. I did practice law before I came here, but not as much as many here. But I do know, one of the things that happens when you file lawsuits is, you do not leave anything out. If you have damages available to you, you file for…
I just have to tell you, just from the seat of the pants looking at this, and one of the concerns I have in looking at General Shinseki's famous chart that he wished he had never put together.
My concern is that you have a lead system integrator--and I think that is great.
It has been really one of the singularly most gratifying working relationships that I have had.
I believe such provisions are useful, but I would like to have the compensation to quota owners terminated 1 year before the end of this 5-year farm bill. I have no problem with the House bill, which buys out quota owners over a 5-year…
I congratulate you and commend you. For many years we have had battles in the peanut program... I commend the Senator for his great leadership from a great peanut-producing State, to help shepherd his growers into a much more…
In the Statement of the Managers accompanying the Interior and Related Agencies Conference Report, there is language on page 117 that sets certain limitations on the types of projects eligible to compete for Clean Coal Power Initiative…
I will be happy to work with the Senator from Illinois to tax HMO executives and lawyers who get big awards out of the health care system equally. If you would like to propose an amendment, I will work with you so all lawyers and all…
I just want to remind the Senator from Massachusetts that the Smith-Wyden amendment that provided $28 billion for those who do not have insurance passed and that is now law. It was in the budget. So I have been a supporter of money and a…
I make one clarification: There are eight States that currently do this. One of them is the State of the Presiding Officer. The State of Georgia takes 75 percent of punitive damages, less attorney fees, and puts them in the State treasury…
One of the things I hear more and more from people and parents and teachers in particular is, yes, we need to improve education, but we also need to look at what is coming into the educational system, the children coming into our system…
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