Bennie Thompson Quotes

American - Politician | January 28, 1948 -

Any successful nominee should possess both the temperament to interpret the law and the wisdom to do so fairly. The next Supreme Court Justice should have a record of protecting individual rights and a strong willingness to put aside any political agenda.

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Even President Bush has cited the need to outlaw the practice of corporations making loans to their officers. Strangely enough, when the President was a corporate officer, he took out several loans from the company.

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History suggests that attempts to privatize Medicare by relying on private companies to offer Medicare benefits in rural America simply will not work.

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I believe that if corporate America expects consumer confidence to be restored, they must first be honest with us.

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If you talk to the Whites in Mississippi they will tell you, 'You can go to any school you want to; we don't see race.' Biggest lie ever told.

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Medicare debates in Congress should result in better Medicare benefits for all our nation's seniors. We're not asking for special treatment for rural America, just a fair deal.

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Medicare provided guaranteed equal coverage, something that the private sector could not.

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Rather than squander the surplus on tax breaks for the rich, we should add a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program, shore up Social Security, fortify our defense, provide a quality public education and offer economic assistance to rural areas.

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Sending our young men and women into battle is perhaps the most serious course of action a Nation can undertake.

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At home I have hunting magazines on my nightstand. I'm an avid hunter. I hunt every chance I get.

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I've never really read any books about Washington, neither the politics nor the city.

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Americans have almost been conditioned to believe that the majority of people who seek to do us harm are those of Muslim descent.

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