Jeff Bingaman Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Jeff Bingaman:

This is not a time to back away from the principles that this country was founded on.
~Jeff Bingaman


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#f06c95d5

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


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#a5edb441

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


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#10ad4d20

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


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#ae8e1006

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


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#f5a48139

I never considered the move to Washington to be a permanent move.
~Jeff Bingaman


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#065df6c5

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


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#fb4edd09

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


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#e49f331f

People should not be imprisoned without having the ability to challenge the legality of that imprisonment.
~Jeff Bingaman


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#883151c7

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


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#39e202ab

I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.
~Jeff Bingaman


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jeff-bingaman-quotes/#4f9a3c47

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