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On the recordOctober 9, 1990
Bob knows that drugs threaten every single community in the United States.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Rally for Governor Bob Martinez in St. Petersburg, Florida

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Feb 26, 2017

I think we all need answers. Whether or not this special prosecutor's the right way to go tonight, you're talking to the wrong guy. I have great faith and Richard Burr for example, he's the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, really good guy, and an independent thinker and NRP were to recommend the special prosecutor, then I can -- I'd be, you know, then I -- is that a lot more credibility, it was me. But I'm really -- and I never been a lawyer. You know, I'm not sure the right avenue to take. I am sure, though, that that question needs to be answered.

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Feb 26, 2017

I consider the media to be indispensable to democracy that we need an independent media to hold people like me to account. I mean, power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive, and it's important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether be here or elsewhere.

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Jun 6, 2016

I want to thank Senator Cardin for his tremendous leadership, for years, on human rights issues.

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Feb 14, 2016

Strength is not empty rhetoric. It's not bluster. And in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest one in the room.

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