Tom Daschle Quotes


It was important for us to be as supportive as our candidates and as our incumbent senators would have us be.


Citations

Daschle, Thomas. Post-Election Press Conference, Washington, D.C., 6 Nov. 2002.

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Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle
  • Born: December 9, 1947
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Thomas Andrew Daschle is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 and later the Majority Leader in 2001.