"As long as there are only 3 to 4 people on the floor, the country is in good hands. It's only when you have 50 to 60 in the Senate that you want to be concerned."
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Members of the United States SenateUnited States presidential candidates, 1988Republican Party (United States) politiciansUnited States presidential candidates, 1996United States presidential candidates, 1980
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Reported in Tom Crisp, The Book of Bob: Choice Words, Memorable Men (2007), p. 134.
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Bob Dole
Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (July 22, 1923 - December 5, 2021) was best known as a former Republican United States Senate Majority Leader and Senator from Kansas from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican presidential nominee in 1996, but was defeated by incumbent Bill Clinton in the election.
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