"This country needs to get a backbone and stand up for its economic interest."

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"This country needs to get a backbone and stand up for its economic interest."

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"That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings."

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"When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same."

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"I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but I do believe there ought to be some fairness with respect to the rules of this globalization."

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"This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy."

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"I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for."

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"I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours."

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"Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking in vehicles that are on American highways. This is not rocket science. We know how to prevent this, and 36 states do."

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"I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions."

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"You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility."

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"If the Administration does nothing, high gasoline prices will continue to increasingly burden our economy, taking millions of dollars out of the hands of families and putting it straight into the pockets of OPEC."

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"All of us aspire to give our children something more, leave a country to our children that is a better one, a stronger one, with better jobs and growth and opportunity."

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