Winter in # Maine is a time of alternating rest and frenzied activity. Tom Allen More Quotes by Tom Allen More Quotes From Tom Allen Energy conservation is the foundation of energy independence. Tom Allen independencefoundationenergy While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best. Tom Allen monthswintercharacter Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities. Tom Allen backbonecommunitybusiness Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide range of diseases. Tom Allen cellsresearchpromise The Sudanese have delighted me, not only in their generosity and simplicity, but also in their tendency to take tea with milk and not to hesitate to dunk biscuits in it. As an Englishman, you can imagine the feeling of fraternal closeness that this activity has generated. Tom Allen generositysimplicityfeelings In 1995, sanctions led Sudan to cut its ties with terrorists and expel Osama bin Laden. Tom Allen osama-bin-ladencuttingties The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you could make exactly the same claim about racial or ethnic or religious minorities. Tom Allen religiousspecialrights 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. Tom Allen datamediathinking Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response Tom Allen mercuryplantproblem The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities Tom Allen mercuryqualityspecial President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put him in office Tom Allen officeenergypresident 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 Tom Allen landuniquewinter They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The laws work both ways. Tom Allen hippierightslaw 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 Tom Allen cuttingwarchildren I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized: number one, protect them from harm. Tom Allen numberschildrenthinking Under current federal policy on human embryonic stem cell research, only those stem cell lines derived before August 9, 2001 are eligible for federally funded research. Tom Allen cellsaugustresearch But like the rest of the country, Maine has reached an impasse, for most of the mercury that fouls our skies, waters and land comes from outside our borders. Tom Allen landskycountry By giving every American access to quality, affordable health care, they will create a more competitive, a stronger and more secure America! Tom Allen usagivingamerica I am confident that the British people will not be intimidated by terrorism. Tom Allen britishterrorismpeople Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups. Tom Allen entrepreneurcoststupid
