Ernest F. Hollings
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Ernest F. Hollings is a former United States Senator from South Carolina, serving from 1966 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Hollings was known for his work on issues such as education, healthcare, and the environment. During his tenure, he played a significant role in the development of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and was a strong advocate for the protection of coastal resources. Hollings also served as the Governor of South Carolina from 1959 to 1963, where he focused on improving the state's infrastructure and education system. His long political career has made him a prominent figure in South Carolina politics.
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May 17, 2016
The substitute bill contains a private right-of-action provision that will make it easier for consumers to recover damages from receiving these computerized calls.
— Ernest F. Hollings
Sep 21, 2004
What we need is an intelligence coordinator, both domestic and foreign, within the National Security Council.
Mar 2, 2004
Since you mentioned it, the $45 million of the EDA, $40 of that $45 million has already been committed and now EDA is distressed.
Mar 2, 2004
You have been in the business 30 years. If you went to an oil conference to try and export your oil and all of a sudden foreign delegations were taking over the majority of the activities and the speakers and everything else, we are going…
Mar 2, 2004
You just red-line it and we are talking about getting jobs and helping manufacturing and we are going to appoint an Office of Manufacturing Services, and yet we are eliminating the services.
Mar 2, 2004
That is not a hard choice, that is an easy choice. Give the money where it is producing jobs.
Mar 2, 2004
Well, the policy is, then, to export the jobs, because I am just reading here where that is what they are doing.
Mar 2, 2004
We want to work together to be able to implement that commission's recommendations next year.
Mar 2, 2004
Do you think the Department should be leading efforts to export jobs, for the elimination of American jobs specifically, for sending jobs to, let us say, China?
Oct 1, 2003
Of course, the assessments do not take positions on particular policies, except to evaluate the differential climatic implications of various options.
Oct 1, 2003
I think the greatest need is to have a reasonable debate of parties who put the nature of the science above special interests.
Oct 1, 2003
I was one of those very saddened, Senator Hollings, when the OTA was eliminated.
Oct 1, 2003
My personal wish is you could hear nothing but opinions of those dedicated to honest and balanced assessment of the literature.
Sep 22, 2003
Iraq was a tremendous military victory, and you folks at the table ought to be congratulated.
Sep 22, 2003
This has been a political flop, and it's our task to make it a political success.
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