Al has defined himself as someone who identifies problems before anyone else and offers solutions while others are still mulling the question, ... The hallmark of his career has been his talent to navigate great public policy challenges guided by a sharp intellect and a big heart.

Richard Gephardt

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It's Orwellian. The pharmaceutical lobby writes the bill, passes it, and then they run ads thanking them for passing it.

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People are looking to Congress for leadership and constructive action. Instead, the Republicans in Congress have served up inaction in a fast and furious blame game,

— Richard Gephardt

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I'm getting pessimistic. I'm getting worried. We have about a week left -- at the most two weeks -- and we aren't to first base,

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He is, and further than that, if he were subject to blackmail, it would have been before a lot of this stuff was publicly known,

— Richard Gephardt

Obviously, if he has broken rules or done something that's wrong, he will have to stand the consequences, ... Meet the Press.

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