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I never considered the move to Washington to be a permanent move.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
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Permanent
Considered
Washington
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This is not a time to back away from the principles that this country was founded on.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
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Principles
Time Country Back
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I think the men and women serving in Iraq today deserve special recognition for that.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
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People should not be imprisoned without having the ability to challenge the legality of that imprisonment.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
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Legality
People
Should
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Imprisoned
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I will seek to reverse the shift of benefits from Medicaid to Medicare and hold harmless our seniors and disabled.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
Benefits
Medicare
Senior
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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.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
Advice
Cost
Gasoline
Needs
Taken
Actions
Lower
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I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
Family
Criteria
Economic
Humanitarian
Immigration
Immigration Reform
Progressive
Reform
Reunification
Support
Three
Based
Concerns
Contributions
Primary
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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 / Former United States Senator
Cases
Covered
Oil
Oil Industry
Proposal
Remove
Tax Breaks
Too Much
Tax
Voted
Breaks
Proposals
Reduce
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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.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
Leadership
Country
Fund
Higher
Higher Education
Innovative
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Primary
Properly
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Slip
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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.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
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Cases
Polygraph
Screening
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Wrongdoing
Case
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Suspected
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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.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
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Program
Retirement
Saving
Social Security
Contract
Insurance
Plan
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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.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
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Energy
Historic
Years
Afford
American Consumers
Analyst
Billion
Energy Prices
Estimate
Expense
Frankly
Highs
Price
Shocks
Speaking
We Cannot
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I hope that in future Congresses there will reemerge a recognition that climate change is a reality, that our policies to meet our energy needs must also deal responsibly with environmental issues, including the damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
Environmental
Climate Change
Damage
Emissions
Environmental Issues
Gas
Including
Recognition
Caused
Change Future Hope
Energy Needs
Greenhouse
Policies
Responsibly
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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.
Jeff Bingaman / Former United States Senator
Opportunity
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Meaningful
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