112 Quotes by Tim Johnson


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    They saw the quality of Ellsworth Air Force Base, the work that's gone on there, that there's no meaningful cost savings and that there would be increased vulnerability of the B-1 fleet.

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    They had to get her out of her house on an air mattress and get her and the rest of my family to the convention center,

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    They are spending probably 100 times what they used to spend on parent engagement. We're just not getting any value out of that. How can you have a full-time, union person in the school as a parent coordinator and still not have a functioning P.T.A.?

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    This is yet another example of how out-of-touch Washington, D.C. is with life in rural America, and I pledge to oppose this plan at every level.

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    A balanced budget takes us in the right direction. Clearly, adding billions and trillions of dollars to our debt takes us in the wrong direction.

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    It's all about timing and scheduling of the teams, ... It costs a pretty penny to do, but we look at it as trying to bring quality entertainment to the city we live in. A lot of people who live here don't ever get the chance to leave and see an NBA game. It's nice to see kids' faces light up when they see the players the first time.

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    It's the high quality of the work at Ellsworth Air Force Base. We had a quality product to sell, ... Secondly, the BRAC commission deserves a lot of commendation for approaching this issue from a very independent point of view. They were open to the merits of our arguments and we need to commend them for that.

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    It is vital that the chairman make decisions affecting the economy with great care and remain free from political influences,

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