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Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew Daschle ( born December 9, 1947) is a retired American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Daschle obtained a degree at South Dakota State University, and also served in the United States Air Force. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1978 and served four terms. In 1986, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming Minority Leader in 1995 and Majority Leader in 2001, becoming the highest-ranking elected official in South Dakota history.In 2004, he was defeated for reelection in a remarkable upset. Later, he took a position as a policy advisor with a lobbying firm, became a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and co-authored a book advocating universal health care. Daschle was an early supporter of Barack Obama's presidential candidacy, and was nominated by President-elect Obama for the position of Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services after the 2008 election. However, Daschle withdrew his name on February 3, 2009, amid a growing controversy over his failure to properly report and pay income taxes. He is currently working for The Daschle Group, a Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson, a large law firm and lobbying group.
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Born
1947-12-09
Birth Place
Aberdeen,_South_Dakota
Education
South_Dakota_State_University
Political Ideology
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
Spouse(s)
Laurie_S._Fulton
Children
3
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Fmr. Sen. Tom Daschle: ‘Bob Dole understood the importance of compromise’

Former U.S. Senators Alan Simpson (R-WY) and Tom Daschle (D-SD) join Andrea Mitchell to discuss the life and legacy in public service of Senator Bob Dole, who passed away on Sunday. “Bob Dole understood the importance of compromise,” says Daschle. “Compromise is the oxygen of democracy, and Bob Dole provided a lot of oxygen over those years he was in in Senate leadership.”Dec. 6, 2021.
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Former majority leader Tom Daschle’s urgent message for Congress: ‘We've got to see compromise’

Tom Daschle knows a thing or two about bipartisanship. The longtime former lawmaker served as senator from South Dakota beginning in 1987, and the typically red state continued to re-elect the Democrat in each election until 2004. Daschle was — for a brief, two-week period — Majority Leader during an evenly divided, 50-50 split Senate in January 2001, and again from June 2001 - January 2003.
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Tom Daschle, Tom Ridge: Pipeline hack reveals America's vulnerability to biological attack

The attack on the Colonial Pipeline and the spread of COVID-19 reveal troubling vulnerabilities. We should prepare for cyber and biological attacks. The effects of the ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline and disrupted East Coast gasoline supplies have eased. But as frustrating as that cyberattack was to consumers and business operators, consider this: Much worse things could damage critical infrastructure.
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