Tom Daschle Quotes


All we have is us. Our only hope of survival is each other.


Context

Democratic defections on any issue could allow the Republicans to pass legislation without any accommodation of the Democrats.


Citations

Tom Daschle, U. S. Senator (Democrat, SD), Senate Minority and Majority Leader, Statement to his Democratic Senators on January 23, 2001 when the Republicans had the White House, a majority of the House; and the Senate was evenly split 50-50

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Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle
  • Born: December 9, 1947
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Thomas Andrew Daschle is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 and later the Majority Leader in 2001.