More - Tom Daschle Quotes

We were told that it was a very strong form of anthrax, a very potent form of anthrax that clearly was produced by somebody who knew what he or she was doing.

Tom Daschle

 Anthrax

Republicans claim they want to support civil rights. We want to give them ample opportunity to demonstrate that.

Tom Daschle

 Civil Rights

Every Medicare beneficiary can choose whether they want prescription drug coverage or not,

Tom Daschle

 

I think it is fair to say that there is a growing number of economists that question the stimulus,

Tom Daschle

 Economists

Literally minutes before the Senate cast its vote, the administration sought to add the words 'in the United States and' after 'appropriate force' in the agreed-upon text. This last-minute change would have given the president broad authority to exercise expansive powers not just overseas -- where we all understood he wanted authority to act -- but right here in the United States , potentially against American citizens . I could see no justification for Congress to accede to this extraordinary request for additional authority. I refused.

Tom Daschle

 Senate

He campaigned hard in the states that he largely won two years ago. He had some coattails,

Tom Daschle

 

[On the other side of the aisle, Daschle (D-South Dakota) said Tuesday he wants to find a bipartisan way to expedite the proceeding against Clinton.] I think that the window is going to close here very shortly, ... I don't think we have many days in which to come to some closure here in terms of the procedure itself. I am hopeful that we can do it this week.

Tom Daschle

 

to restore his credibility and authority.

Tom Daschle

 Authority

The deficit is going up exponentially ... This is a clear editorial on the fiscal policies of this administration, ... I have said before that it was a disaster. I think the numbers today demonstrate why I believe that.

Tom Daschle

 

If we can't even figure out how it was that they enacted the threats or moved through that attack, and if we can't evaluate why we were as vulnerable as we were -- if we can't evaluate how it was the last 9/11 happened -- how is it that we can prepare for the next one?

Tom Daschle