Top 14 Jeff Bingaman Quotes
#1. The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education.
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#2. This is not a time to back away from the principles that this country was founded on.
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#3. People should not be imprisoned without having the ability to challenge the legality of that imprisonment.
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#4. Social Security is not a retirement savings plan; it is a social insurance program. It's a contract that says, as a society, we will look out for you and your family when you can no longer work.
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#5. I never considered the move to Washington to be a permanent move.
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#6. I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.
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#7. I will seek to reverse the shift of benefits from Medicaid to Medicare and hold harmless our seniors and disabled.
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#8. I've voted in some cases to remove and reduce tax breaks for the oil industry in other cases I've voted not to because I felt that the proposals covered too much.
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#9. It is reasonable to insist that when the government deprives a person of his or her liberty? and in this case for an indefinite period of time? that the individual have a meaningful opportunity to challenge the legality of their detention and challenge whether they are being wrongfully detained.
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#10. I hope that in future Congresses there will reemerge a recognition that climate change is a reality, that our policies to meet our energy needs must also deal responsibly with environmental issues, including the damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
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#11. I think the men and women serving in Iraq today deserve special recognition for that.
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#12. Today, energy prices are at historic highs. Some analysts estimate that energy price shocks this year could cost American consumers more than $40 billion. Speaking very frankly, we cannot afford this kind of expense.
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#13. Clearly, we need to have the very best advice and counsel on what actions can be taken to help lower the cost of gasoline.
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#14. I am not opposed to the limited use of polygraphs in a case where a person is suspected of wrongdoing. But widespread use of the polygraph as a screening tool goes far beyond what is acceptable.
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