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«Over the last five years, Wisconsinites have lost nearly 80,000 manufacturing jobs, largely because of unfair trade agreements and questionable administration policies.»

«It was more of the same sloganeering that has not made us stronger or safer in the global fight against terrorism,»

«Given the 440th's outstanding performance as well as its excellent record of recruitment and retention, it is clear that the nation will be losing a valuable asset.»

«The Bush administration has been very successful in one thing: in intimidating people into not uttering the words timetable or timeframe,»

«The Bush administration has been very successful in one thing: in intimidating people into not uttering the words timetable, or timeframe,»

«In memo after memo, his writings were highly ideological and sometimes dismissive of the views of others,»

«He's got to do better than the shoddy piecing together of flimsy evidence that contradicts the briefings we have received by various agencies, ... I'm not hearing the same things at the briefings that I'm hearing from the president's top officials.»

«Make no mistake, our military readiness is already suffering, ... According to a recent RAND study, the Army has been stretched so thin that active-duty soldiers are now spending one of every two years abroad, leaving little of the Army left in any appropriate condition to respond to crises that may emerge elsewhere in the world. In an era in which we confront a globally networked enemy, and at a time when nuclear weapons proliferation is an urgent threat, continuing on our present course is irresponsible at best.»

«My view, as of this moment, is that to dismiss this case would be in appearance and in fact improperly short-circuiting this trial. I simply cannot say that the House managers cannot prevail regardless of what witness might plausibly testify and regardless of what persuasive arguments might be offered, ... I want to be clear that my vote against the motion does not mean that I am leaning in favor of a final vote to convict the president. I am not.»

«[The only likely contender for ?08 who has so far made it clear that the war in Iraq is damaging U.S. national security and has actually proposed an exit strategy is Wisconsin senator Russ Feingold.] It?s time for senators and members of Congress, especially those from my own party, to be less timid while this administration neglects urgent national security priorities in favor of staying a flawed policy course in Iraq, ... Let?s see if we can remove the troops after we succeed with a series of steps by the end of December 2006.»