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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
HAS CHANGED A GREAT DEAL. IT IS NOT THE SAME AS WHEN I CAME 1983. THERE SEEMED TO BE MORE COMEDY. TIP O'NEILL WAS SPEAKER. I WILL NEVER FORGET HE WAS...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
POINTING FINGERS, WHEN WE WENT AFTER JIMI WRIGHT, NEWT WAS THE SPEAKER AND JIM WAS FORCED OUT OF OFFICE. THEY WENT AFTER NEWT. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS...
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Swain, Susan - Host
ARE -- YOU WILL THE THE GAVEL FOR THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND USE THAT TO RAISE THE NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS ESPECIALLY OF THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION....
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
CLINTON, PRESIDENT CLINTON AND SECRETARY AS SECRETARY -- HILARY AS SECRETARY OF STATE DO NOT LIKE ME VERY MUCH. I WAS CHAIR OF THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT...
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Swain, Susan - Host
YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION'S POWER OF CONGRESS, HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT ROLE OF CONGRESS? >>
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
THE CONGRESS HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FERRET WASTE, FRAUCE,D, AND ABUSE. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO OVERSEE THAT. MOST COMMITTEES DO NOT DO A GOOD JOB OF IT....
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Swain, Susan - Host
THAT HYPER-PARTISANSHIP YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT AND IT'S TRUE CAUSES, DID YOUR AGGRESSIVE STANCE FOR INVESTIGATION CONTRIBUTE TO THAT AND IF SO, IS THAT...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
IT DID CONTRIBUTE THAT. YOU ARE STEPPING ON TOES. WHEN YOU GO AFTER THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HE HAD BETTER HAVE DOORPLATE -- AMOR ARMOR PLATE....
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Swain, Susan - Host
DID YOU LEARN THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF THE POWERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND THE POWERS OF CONGRESS? >> AS I SAID BEFORE, I
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
LEARNED THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IF HE HAS AN ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT WILL STAND BEHIND HIM, THERE IS VERY LITTLE THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED AS...
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Swain, Susan - Host
TALKING ABOUT PRESIDENT TO SERVED -- YOU SERVED UNDER FIVE OF THEM. I WONDER IF YOU COULD REFLECT ON WHICH OF THOSE PRESIDENTS AND ADMINISTRATIONS TO...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
GREATEST MAN I EVER MET AND THE CREDIT -- THE GREATEST PRESIDENT WAS RONALD REAGAN. RONALD REAGAN HAD A HEART AND DETERMINATION AND I HAVE -- THAT I...
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Swain, Susan - Host
THAT ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS FOR PRESIDENT IS THE PERSONAL TOUCH? >> IT IS A BIG
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
PART OF IT BUT IT WAS NOT JUST A PERSONAL TOUCH. HE HAD GOALS LIKE THE STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE. I WAS THE FIRST ONE WHO DEFENDED HIM AGAINST A GUY...
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Swain, Susan - Host
DOES THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING PROCESS BRING CANDIDATE IN TO THIS SYSTEM WITH CONVICTION, WITH THE KIND OF SKILLS YOU THINK IT TAKES TO BE A SUCCESSFUL...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
MEAN TO DISPARAGE ANYBODY WHO HAS RUN FOR OFFICE BUT I THINK THERE IS TOO MANY PEOPLE RUNNING FOR OFFICE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT POLITICS IN GETTING...
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Swain, Susan - Host
TO USING FOR TIME AS A WAY TO ACHIEVE POLICY DISCUSSIONS. WHEN YOU LOOKED BACK, YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE FLOOR. SOME MEMBERS NEVER GO TO THE...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
THAT YOU COULD GET DOWN AND -- GO DOWN AND GET AN HOUR'S SPECIAL ORDER. A GUY FROM TEXAS WOULD TALK ABOUT THE SPACE PROGRAM AND TALK ABOUT CHUCK HOLES...
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Swain, Susan - Host
COMPLAINED OR HEARKEN BACK TO THE TIME WHEN MEMBERS USED TO STAY AROUND ON THE WEEKENDS AND GO OUT TO DINNER WITH ONE ANOTHER AND FAMILIES WOULD GET TOGETHER....
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
THINK THE ACRIMONY THAT STARTED WITH THE JIM WRIGHT CASE AND GOING AFTER NEWT, THAT WAS A PAYBACK. I THINK THOSE WERE THE SEEDS FOR A LOT OF THAT. WE'RE...
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Swain, Susan - Host
ANY SENSE OF CONGRESSIONAL SCHEDULING PRACTICES CHANGE THAT? >> WHEN I FIRST RAN,
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
I SPENT 200 TRICKY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR THEREABOUTS MY FIRST CAMPAIGN -- $250,000 OR THEREABOUTS FOR MY FIRST CAMPAIGN. MEMBERS SPEND AN INORDINATE AMOUNT...
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Swain, Susan - Host
IN ADDITION TO YOUR LONG SERVICE, YOU HAVE BEEN ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS. >> 30 YEARS. >> A
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Swain, Susan - Host
SOMEWHAT EARLY ASSOCIATION WAS WITH JESSE HELMS. HOW DID THAT ALLIANCE COME TOGETHER? LET'S START WITH THAT PART OF THE STORY. >> I WAS ALWAYS
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
A STRONG ANTI- COMMUNISTS. I NEVER LIKED FIDEL CASTRO. I BECAME CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE. I WORKED WITH SOME OF MY CUBAN-...
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Swain, Susan - Host
AROUND. AT THE TIME, A NUMBER OF OUR ALLIES PROTESTED THE BILL. IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, HOW EFFECTIVE WAS IT OVERALL? DO YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT? >>...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
REPRESSION IS SO STRONG IN CUBA, THE ABILITY OF FIDEL CASTRO TO REACH OUT TO SOME OF HIS "FRIENDS" AROUND THE WORLD THAT HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO CIRCUMVENT...
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Swain, Susan - Host
YOU ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IS AUTISM. HOW DID THAT GET STARTED? >> MY GRANDSON WAS A
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
VERY NORMAL CHILD. WHEN HE WAS 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS OLD, HE GOT NINE SHOTS IN ONE DAY. SEVEN OF WHICH HAD THIMEROSOL, MERCURY. IT IS A PRESERVATIVE....
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Swain, Susan - Host
THE INVESTIGATION, DID ANYTHING ELSE, OF THAT EFFORT? HAS ANYTHING CHANGED? >> -- AFTER THE INVESTIGATIONS,
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Swain, Susan - Host
DID ANYTHING ELSE COME OUT OF THAT EFFORT? >> WE WERE ABLE
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
TO CHANGE THE VACCINATIONS. THEY HAVE ALSO TRIED TO SNEAK LEGISLATION TO THAT WILL PROTECT THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AGAINST CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
AND BREAKING, THERE'RE ALL KINDS OF THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BEING EXPOSED TO THE MERCURY. WE HAVE L.E.D. BULBS AND THEY WORK FINE....
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Swain, Susan - Host
BACK TO AUTISM. YOU HAVE THE GREAT SUPPORT OF THE AUTISM COMMUNITY. ANOTHER ASPECT IS OOF IT IS THE SIZE OF THE DEBT. YOU HAVE BROUGHT LOTS OF FEDERAL...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
ME TO NAME IT AFTER MY GRANDSON. >> WERE THAT WAY,
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Swain, Susan - Host
YOUR PERSONAL INTERESTS AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND AN IMPORTANT ISSUE WITH WHERE WE ARE TODAY ON THE SIZE OF THE FEDERAL DEBT. HOW SHOULD PEOPLE THINK...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
OUR SPENDING. WE SPEND AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THE AIDS EPIDEMIC WHICH I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH. WE NEED TO FIND OUT HOW TO STOP IT. WE'RE SPENDING...
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Swain, Susan - Host
MINUTES LEFT. WITH REGARD TO THE STATE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY, YOU HAVE SOME IMPORTANT VOTES CAST BEFORE THE LAME-DUCK SESSION IS OVER. WHAT IS YOUR LEVEL...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
REALLY OPTIMISTIC. WE HAVE A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION. THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO SPEND MORE MONEY. I UNDERSTAND THAT. HE ALSO WANTS TO RAISE TAXES ON PEOPLE...
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Swain, Susan - Host
NOT TO RUN AGAIN. WHAT WILL YOU MISS MOST ABOUT CONGRESS? >> I WILL MISS
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
THE CAMARADERIE. I WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE WHICH STARTED WITH FOUR OF US. NOW THERE IS OVER 170 MEMBERS. I WAS TALKING...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
MISS THE FEELING AS -- THAT YOU ARE NOT ACCOMPLISHING AS MUCH AS YOU SHOULD. I WISH MY COLLEAGUES, I WISH YOU THE BEST. KEEP FIGHTING. I WILL BE ROOTING...
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Swain, Susan - Host
YOU LIKE YOUR LEGACY TO BE OF THIS 30 YEARS? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED FOR? >> I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
TO THINK HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BULLDOG BUT HE WAS A MAN WHO BELIEVED IN HONESTY AND INTEGRITY AND THE THINGS THAT WERE RIGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY AND REGARDLESS...
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
ON LOBBYING. I WOULD LIKE TO REPRESENT SOME INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES. I HAVE BEEN CHAIRMAN OR RANKING REPUBLICAN ON ALL THE SUBCOMMITTEES' AND I CAN HELP...
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Swain, Susan - Host
PLAN TO STAY IN WASHINGTON? >> IT DEPENDS ON WHAT
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
KIND OF BUSINESS I CAN ACQUIRE. I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WIFE AND I WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIM AND GET MY GOLF HANDICAP DOWN TO SINGLE DIGITS. >> HAVE...
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Swain, Susan - Host
THOUGHT ABOUT THE PRESERVATION OF YOUR PAPERS? WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH ALL THAT? >> I AM SENDING MOST
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
OF IT TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY. ESPECIALLY THE AUTISM INFORMATION. I HAVE -- THE INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL GET SOME OF MY PAPERS. I HOPE THEY FIND...
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Swain, Susan - Host
BACK OVER 31 YEARS WHICH WENT BY VERY QUICKLY, WHAT WERE THE BEST YEARS? >> OH, GOSH, THERE
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
WAS GOOD IN ALL OF THEM. THE BEST YEARS FROM MY STANDPOINT WAS WHEN I WAS CHAIRMAN. EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR ME SAID, WE FELT LIKE WE WERE ACCOMPLISHING...
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