Jeff Bingaman quotes
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“I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.”
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“I never considered the move to Washington to be a permanent move.”
-- Jeff BingamanSource : "Bingaman lets his work do talking" by Andrew Restuccia, www.politico.com. December 11, 2012.
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“People should not be imprisoned without having the ability to challenge the legality of that imprisonment.”
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“This is not a time to back away from the principles that this country was founded on.”
-- Jeff BingamanSource : Senate vote to cut "Guantánamo Bay prisoner rights faces challenge" by Gary Younge, www.theguardian.com. November 13, 2005.
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“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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“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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“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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“I will seek to reverse the shift of benefits from Medicaid to Medicare and hold harmless our seniors and disabled.”
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“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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“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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“I think the men and women serving in Iraq today deserve special recognition for that.”
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“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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“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.”
-- Jeff Bingaman
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