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“I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from pursuing a promising avenue of research that may improve the lives of millions of Americans.”

Quote by Tom Allen

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Tom Allen, a former United States Representative, was born on April 16, 1945. He dedicated his political career to advocating for social justice and environmental protection, serving on various committees and introducing several bills in Congress. more

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“I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized: number one, protect them from harm.”

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“To do what we are doing in this budget to our children, cutting their health care funds, decreasing opportunity, simply so we can pay for tax cuts and a war in Iraq is beyond belief, and we need to reverse it”

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“Maine's long and cold winters may help keep our State's population low, but our harsh climate also accounts for what is unique and valuable about our land and our people”

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“President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put him in office”

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“Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response”

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“Incivility is a symptom, not the disease. We've always had partisan conflict in Congress, and we always will. Yet when I worked for a year (1970-71) on the staff of Sen. Ed Muskie of Maine, this was a different place, more collegial, more sensitive to data, more concerned about all of the American people. I think because the for-profit media prizes conflict above cooperation and sound bites above analysis, politicians have learned to adapt to those tendencies. Consequently, our public debates are dumbed down as our problems grow more complex.”

“I believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe that in the areas where government does play a legitimate role, we should demand that it is done better.”

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