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.
BILL FRISTIn 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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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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America enjoys the best health care in the world, but the best is no good if folks can’t afford it, access it and doctor’s can’t provide it.
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Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.
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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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As a matter of principle, we believe all Americans deserve affordable, available, and reliable quality health care.
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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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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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The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.
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The African-America n experience is one of the most important threads in the American tapestry.
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This legislation confronts the human truth that the need for clean water knows no borders, and proper management and intervention can be a currency for peace and international cooperation.
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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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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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Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.
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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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