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Herb Kohl

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Herb Kohl is a former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, serving from 1989 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his focus on education, healthcare, and economic development. During his tenure, Kohl was a strong advocate for consumer protection and played a significant role in various legislative efforts aimed at improving the lives of Wisconsin residents. He also served on several Senate committees, including the Appropriations Committee, where he worked on funding for various programs and initiatives.

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Oct 6, 2009

I and I think most of us believe that life experiences do influence the decisions that people make inevitably.

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Sep 15, 2009

Director Mueller, the FBI has a broad jurisdiction and a critical role to play in crime investigations and law enforcement in ways that impact every American.

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Sep 15, 2009

First, I would like to thank the FBI for your assistance, with the serial murder string in Milwaukee that spanned over 20 years.

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Sep 15, 2009

In these tough economic times, we are all cautious about spending our money wisely and stretching each dollar as far as we can.

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Sep 8, 2009

The first thing the chief did, as far as admitting to, is that he did have a problem.

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Sep 8, 2009

The only way that we're going to be able to regain the confidence of forensic science, whether it's DNA or the other sciences, we need to make sure that we make it plain that we understand that there were mistakes or errors made.

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Jul 28, 2009

Opening Statement of Senator Herb Kohl

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Jun 23, 2009

Senator Kohl, what we see is the need for all of the coordination--and I do believe that Florida is a terrific model, because you've had to be, because you've experienced so many disasters--it's bringing together Homeland Security…

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Jun 23, 2009

I'd like to thank Senator Martinez for holding today's hearing on emergency preparedness and the elderly.

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Jun 23, 2009

Opening Statement of Senator Herb Kohl

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Jun 16, 2009

The impact of the financial downturn provides a stark contrast to the dependability of Social Security, and it's also a reason that the program's guaranteed inflation-protected benefits are more vital to Americans, now more than ever.

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Jun 16, 2009

I would hope that, next year, that this body, working with President Obama, would be in the position to do that again.

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Jun 16, 2009

Four years later, I think we're all thankful that effort was not successful and Social Security was not exposed to a stock market that has devastated the retirement savings of so many people over the past year.

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Jun 16, 2009

Opening Statement of Senator Herb Kohl

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Jun 16, 2009

As time goes by, the size of the Social Security problem grows, and the choices available to fix it become more limited.

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Jun 16, 2009

At your confirmation hearing, you committed to restoring the integrity of the Justice Department by ensuring its independence from politics.

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Jun 16, 2009

More than just a retirement program, Social Security is a collective insurance policy, protecting us all from the possibility that we die young and leave a family behind, become disabled and not able to work, or even live into a ripe old…

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Jun 16, 2009

Are we really meeting the goals behind closing Guantanamo if we simply bring detainees to the United States for what could be indefinite retention?

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Jun 16, 2009

Social Security is America's family insurance policy.

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Jun 15, 2009

The price of sending and receiving a text message among the four largest cell phone carriers increased by 100 percent.

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Jun 15, 2009

American consumers pay more for wireless phone service than most other developed nations.

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Jun 15, 2009

Maintaining competition in this industry is more important than ever.

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Jun 9, 2009

With all of the taxpayer money that Chrysler has received, I do not understand, in spite of his statement, why we would move these jobs to Mexico.

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Jun 8, 2009

We've seen articles in several publications come to the conclusion that healthcare quality does not increase with higher spending.

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