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Bob Bennett

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Bob Bennett is a former Republican U.S. Senator from Utah, who served from 1993 to 2011. He was the first Utah senator to be elected to three consecutive terms. During his time in office, Bennett was known for his moderate stance on various issues, including healthcare and fiscal responsibility. He played a significant role in the Senate Appropriations Committee and was involved in efforts to reform the U.S. healthcare system. Bennett was defeated in the 2010 Republican primary, which marked the end of his political career in the Senate. He has remained active in political discussions and has contributed to various policy initiatives since leaving office.

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Jun 9, 2009

The bailout has deeply politicized the company's business model by privileging its money-losing domestic operations, saddled with the UAW.

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Jun 3, 2009

But the impact on the depot is that they are going to see not just the 500 people you are talking about, but you are going to see a significant drop in depot work.

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Jun 1, 2009

I support sustaining the test ban moratorium. But if we are going to do that, we have to have a significant investment in our scientific capabilities.

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Jun 1, 2009

the trend is simply unsustainable. It will have a devastating impact on the weapons and non-proliferation program.

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Jun 1, 2009

I think I share with Senator McCain the concern that for all of the rhetoric we have not laid down the marker that this Nation is going to go forward with nuclear power, with reprocessing in a very vigorous fashion.

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Jun 1, 2009

But I don't see the kind of commitment to it beyond the rhetoric.

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Jun 1, 2009

If you're going to talk about power that does not have greenhouse gas emissions, that is reliable. You come instantly to nuclear.

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Jun 1, 2009

I have voted against corn ethanol at every opportunity in my Senate career because I don't think it makes any sense.

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Jun 1, 2009

I am intrigued by the growing significance that 'irregular warfare' and so-called 'hybrid campaigns' play in our national defense strategy.

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Jun 1, 2009

I join with Senator McCain in urging you to say let's make the policy decision that we're going to do reprocessing.

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Jun 1, 2009

This budget has reduced science funding and non-proliferation R&D by several hundred million dollars.

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Jun 1, 2009

at some point, the top line has to go up, or everything else suffers from it.

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Jun 1, 2009

I am intrigued by the growing significance that irregular warfare and so-called hybrid campaigns play in our national defense strategy.

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May 20, 2009

I have always been in favor of voluntary COOL. It is the required Federal label that I have always doubted.

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May 20, 2009

I'm a strong supporter of the Critical Path Initiative and it was started to address the concern about the rising failure rate of new medical products during development.

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May 20, 2009

I've always resisted that on the grounds that FDA is an agency that has as its goal determining whether or not things are safe and you can determine whether or not tobacco is safe or healthy in an afternoon.

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May 20, 2009

My concern has absolutely nothing to do with that. It has to do with FDA as the suitable agency, but it looks like I'm going to be overruled and I probably will end up voting for the bill anyway because I don't want to be accused of being…

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May 20, 2009

I clearly am one who wants to do everything I can to get people to stop smoking because it's one of our biggest health problems in the United States.

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May 19, 2009

I wanted to congratulate you and the President in your choice of Governor Huntsman as Ambassador to China. He's superbly well qualified.

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May 19, 2009

I'm for all three: entrepreneurs, capitalists, and women.

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May 18, 2009

But you understand the angst that is out there among our constituents about the amount of money in total the Federal Government is spending and the concern that it may not be spent wisely.

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May 18, 2009

I don't think it's acceptable to ignore the estimated $500 to $600 million shortfall spread across the Department.

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May 18, 2009

I think we have to maximize the capability of renewable energy in our country.

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May 18, 2009

The budget fails to demonstrate any urgency, in my view, particularly deploying state-of-the-art reactor technology.

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May 6, 2009

I think that is a very helpful review for the public to understand.

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