I very much feel that marriage is a sacrament and that sacrament should extend and can extend to that legal entity of a union between what traditionally in our Western values has been defined as between a man and a woman.
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[I support] term limits for career politicians and the death penalty for career politicians.
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Social Security, a critically important, great program which does serve as the cornerstone of support for senior citizens, now faces challenges that threaten its long-term stability and well-being. The facts are there. The facts are crystal clear.
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The African-America n experience is one of the most important threads in the American tapestry.
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From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our national culture and our national character.
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Space offers extraordinary potential for commerce and adventure, for new innovations and new tests of will. As Americans, we can’t help but reach for the stars. It’s our nature. It’s our destiny.
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There is absolutely no reason we should not have in this country the best health care in the world.
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In May, my staff worked with outside counsel and with the Senate ethics committee staff to draft a written communication to the trustees.
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Our top focus – protecting our Nation – must go beyond homeland preparedness; America will only be secure if we deal with threats before they happen, not just after they happen.
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Individuals by themselves can make a difference. And by making a difference, you can improve the world.
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Sound science must be a basis to governing our trade relations around the globe.
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The American people expect and deserve a government that works and leaders who work together.
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Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.
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Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.
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America is moving forward and gaining strength. We have been tested, and we have proven ourselves to be a tough, resilient and resourceful nation.
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The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands.
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After obtaining pre-approval by mid-June from the Senate ethics committee, I issued a letter directing my trustees to sell any remaining HCA stock in my family’s trust.
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It is very important that the president thematically shows where we’re going in terms of the vision and an agenda.
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I am troubled… that someone would sell a book, trading on their former service as a government insider with access to our nation’s most valuable intelligence, in order to profit from the suffering that this nation endured on September 11, 2001.
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The notion that you have a blind trust but you can tell your trustee when to sell stock in it just doesn’t make any sense. It means you have a seeing eye trust and not a blind trust. It’s ridiculous.
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Just two weeks ago, millions of Iraqis defied the threats of terrorists and went to the polls to determine their own future.
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In April, I asked my staff to determine if Senate rules and relevant laws would allow me to direct the trustees to sell any remaining HCA stock.
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As a matter of principle, we believe patients should be able to see the right doctor at the right time. As a matter of principle, we believe nothing should interfere with that doctor-patient relationship.
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The number one killer of children in Rwanda is malaria. Since the United States of America stood up and working with Rwandans, we have been able to cut those deaths by two-thirds.
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In the wake of this disaster, the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida should know that the United States Congress stands ready to help them in their time of need,.
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As a physician I have sympathy for patients suffering from pain and other medical conditions.
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I believe that marijuana is a dangerous drug and that there are less dangerous medicines offering the same relief from pain and other medical symptoms.
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