Saxby Chambliss Quotes

#1. Congress did not pass last year's 2006 budget proposals. The 2007 budget proposals are very similar, and once again unfairly target agriculture. I expect Congress to reject them again.

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#2. People ought to have more control over their lives.

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#3. It's very difficult to tell someone how to protect themselves from a terrorist attack, whether it occurs in the U.S. or on foreign soil, particularly when you have terrorists with no concern for human life.

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#4. The military code of justice sets out exactly what type of charges are available for specific acts.

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#5. The security of the United States, which is so dependent on having accurate and timely intelligence, is not a Republican or a Democratic issue.

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#6. First of all, I don't think that America is truly prepared for a biological or a chemical attack. However, we are moving in the right direction.

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#7. The truth is our country, our people, our liberties, and our way of life are under attack by radical Islamic terrorists who kill and destroy in the name of religion.

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#8. Timothy Batten is an individual of high integrity and has given many years of service to Georgia and to the United States, .. His common sense dedication to the rule of law, intellect and experience make him a solid candidate for the federal bench in North Georgia.

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#9. When his nomination comes before the United States Senate, Timothy Batten can count on my strong support ... He is the right person for the job.

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#10. I never sought to privatize Social Security.

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#11. It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations.

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#12. Saddam Hussein has openly admitted to the rest of the world that he had weapons of mass destruction. He used those weapons to kill his own people.

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#13. The young folks that are coming into each of your services are anywhere from 17 to 22 or 23. Gee whiz, the hormone level created by nature sets in place the possibility for these types of things to occur. So we've got to be very careful how we address it on our side.

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#14. But the thing we do know is whatever it costs to save and protect American lives in this conflict, we're going to spend.

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#15. I think all members of Congress are very concerned about the fact that, while we want to see our law enforcement agencies have every means they can possibly have to combat terrorism, we've got to remember that we've had a Constitution in place for 225 years, and it has served us well.

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#16. I believe [filibustering judicial nominees] is in violation of the Constitution

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#17. The backbone of our nation's domestic defense against terrorist attacks will continue to be the men and women in local law enforcement and emergency services.

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#18. I would never filibuster any President's judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.

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#19. He [Rubio] is so knowledgeable about this issue ... I'm glad to see somebody with his background step forward and say it's important and we need to look at it.

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#20. Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies.

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#21. Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself.

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#22. I'm concerned about the cost, just like everybody else. There's no question that we have an obligation to help the people of Louisiana and Mississippi to rebuild.

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#23. First of all, war is a very, very difficult thing to deal with, even on the good days.

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#24. I do think that people ought to have some control over their money, rather than the government, just mandating to them how they're going to invest their money.

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#25. This is nothing new. It has proved meritorious because we have gathered significant information on bad guys and only on bad guys over the years.

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#26. Japan's inexplicable lack of response to even consider a move to re-open their market to U.S. beef will sorely tempt economic trade action against Japan.

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#27. I care more about my country than I do about a 20-year-old pledge.

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