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AgJOBS Legislation 09/29/2006
“ But because of a failure of government--and it is important I say this: It is not American agriculture's fault. It is a failure of government to appropriately and necessarily police our borders and devise and cause to work a reasonable, flexible, transparent guest worker program that brings us to the crisis American agriculture is beginning to experience as we speak. ”
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Tribute to Glen Ford and Joe Rosenthal 09/29/2006
“ I rise this evening to pay tribute to two men who were bookends of what has been termed the "greatest generation," those Americans who served in World War II.”
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Funding to Support Veterans 09/29/2006
“ Mr. President, I come to the floor this morning to seek recognition to speak about something that is very important to Congress and the American people, and that is the issue of the state of veterans affairs in this country.”
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Farm Labor and Immigration 09/20/2006
“ I voted this morning to move this bill forward because I believe it is important for the American people to understand that we are very serious about border control.”
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Gulf of Mexico Energy bill 07/26/06
“ The reason the American consumer is paying more at the pump today, more for their electrical bill and heating is because of politics, because the American politician for the last two decades has denied the American consumer the right to have access to the resources they are entitled to have.”
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Seeing Through the "Fog of War" 06/14/06
“ When I go out to Walter Reed Hospital to visit with our young men and women who are having new parts put on their bodies as a result of the explosions and the bombings in Iraq, I feel their spirit and their desire to continue to serve. After I speak with them of the mission they're involved in, I come back to Capitol Hill more dedicated than ever to assure that these young men and women are allowed to continue to work to finish their mission.”
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Kempthorne Nomination 05/25/06
“ Tonight, I stand to support the nomination of Governor Dirk Kempthorne of my State of Idaho, who will be considered and voted on tomorrow by the Senate.”
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Chambliss Ammendment to Immigration Bill 05/24/06
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VA Data Loss 05/23/2006
“ My office, like yours, is lighting up with phone calls from concerned veterans wanting to know how this could happen and what type of risk they are facing.”
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Importance of the Blue Card Program 05/22/06
“ I am not going to stand here on the floor as an advocate of the legislation and suggest we have gotten it right, but we spent a great deal of time attempting to get it right, recognizing the importance of the migrant labor force inside the American economy and, at the same time, recognizing the wishes of the American people to make it a transparent legal process with secured borders. That is what they are asking of us.”
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Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 05/11/2006
“ Mr. President, I am pleased to see the tax reconciliation conference report before the Senate today.”
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Minority Answer is Always "No" 05/10/06
“ We have said no to ANWR, no to OCS, no to 181 leasing, no drilling in the northern Cuba zone--at least American companies--while China drills in our backyard. American consumers need to know that the answer to their problem is not no. It is, yes, we can produce and, yes, we ought to produce and, yes, we ought to be energy independent and, yes, it ought to happen in our hemisphere, and, yes, we ought to be less dependent on foreign oil.”
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Opposing the Supplemental Appropriations Bill 05/03/2006
“ We are simply funding outside of the regular budget process the known costs of our War on Terror. That has to end.”
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China Drilling in Our Backyard? 04/26/06
“ Frankly, the United States has taken our neighbors in the western hemisphere for granted. We have hamstrung the U.S. energy sector from seeking additional resources in the region, while at the same time allowing the likes of China, Canada, Brazil, Spain, France, and others to freely seek energy opportunities 50 miles off our coast without competition from state of the art technologies and expertise of our own U.S. gas and oil industries.”
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The Immigration Reform Bill 04/07/06
“ To suggest that the Democratic caucus has not had conflict behind closed doors over the last week is, in fact, a false statement because today we see this veneered front. To suggest that they are without blame because the Senate for 1 week has stood still doing nothing because they would not allow amendments on the comprehensive bill? May I say shame on you? I am saying that because the veneer doesn't fit. It is paper thin like the front page of the legislation before us.”
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The Benefits of Immigration 04/06/06
“ On the other hand, immigrant labor is behind the significant economic growth this country has experienced in different areas in recent years. These are the economic necessities of today in a growing economy. Can we recognize this? Do we see that foreign nationals are cleaning up New Orleans and binding her wounds? Do we know that the Pentagon was rebuilt by Hispanic muscle?”
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Honoring Mike Tracy 04/06/06
“ Madam President, today I come to the floor to recognize the retirement from my staff of Mike Tracy, my director of communications.”
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Immigration Reform Bill 04/05/06
“ Naturally, they are not citizens. We understand that. They probably ought to go home when they are through working, and 90 percent of them want to go home. But the irony is, as we continue to control our border, we create an impenetrable line, as we should, and those who have moved back and forth across that border historically no longer can do that.”
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Immigration and AgJOBS 04/04/06
“ We are a nation of immigrants and we are proud of it.”
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Border Security 03/30/06
“ Clearly, despite the resources we have poured into the border, and with many successes, there is still much left to be done. The legislation before us, incorporated in a much broader immigration policy, is the kind of legislation that ought to go first, coupled with a responsible national immigration policy.”
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Alito Nomination 01/26/2006
“ I am here today to discuss the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.”
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Salmon Recovery 01/25/2006
“ Our past practices have focused on keeping the fish in the river and in abundant numbers so that we can have our cake and eat it too.”
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Patriot Act Reauthorization and the SAFE Act 12/19/2005
“ I do know the Justice Department has stated that all ongoing investigations would not be compromised during the period of time in which the PATRIOT Act might expire.”
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Patriot Act Reauthorization 12/15/2005
“ Folks, when we are dealing with civil liberties, you don't compromise them, and you don't let the bad guys win. ”
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FY2006 Energy and Water Appropiations 11/14/2005
“ We had once invested heavily in the space program, and for decades it advanced our country beyond all other countries in technology, in all of the high-tech that has led our economy today and is now leading the world economy.”
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116th Brigade Combat Team in Iraq 11/10/2005
“ It is important to remember that the soldiers of the National Guard are civilians first, and soldiers second.”
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Ag Operations and Environmental Regulations 11/02/05
“ The agricultural industry is, I think, very concerned about litigation actions being taken to apply the Superfund law, referred to as CERCLA, and its counterpart, the Community Right to Know Act, better known as EPCRA, to emissions or discharges primarily from livestock and poultry waste produced during the normal course of farming operations.”
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Craig supports John Roberts 09/27/2005
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Akaka Ammendment on veteran's funding 09/22/05
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National Dary Promotion Funding 09/21/2005
“ Over the past 15 years, Idaho's expansion in the dairy industry has been swift.”
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Remembering Chief Justice William Rehnquist 09/07/2005
“ I rise to celebrate the life of William Rehnquist”
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Energy Bill 07/28/2005
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Border Security and Immigration Enforcement 07/13/2005
“ In other words, in these positions alone, this bill provides for an army of more than 40,000 agents and officers fighting on the front lines for border security and immigration enforcement.”
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CAFTA 06/60/2005
“ CAFTA nations already enjoy duty-free quota access for sugar with the U.S., and I am not prepared to trade away an industry so vital to my State and to the overall farm economy in Idaho.”
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Floor Speech on Judical Filibusters 04/20/2005
“ Let me talk about my own home state of Idaho and the President's nominee from my State to the Ninth Circuit, Bill Myers.”
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Balanced Budget Ammendment 01/24/2005
“ Today, with the first piece of legislation I am introducing in the 109th Congress, I call on the Senate to safeguard the future, by considering and passing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution - a Bill of Economic Rights for our future and our children.”
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