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[An April 29 message from G. Allen Hicks, chief counsel to the majority leader, informs the senator that they can discuss his] blind trust question sometime today. ... dispose of all hospital stocks in all accounts that I have control of.

We need a Chief Counsel. I don't know that we have a Chief Counsel in the building. We have a couple junior lawyers, but we don't have a Chief Counsel. We may need that. And maybe that person should or shouldn't have player-negotiating experience.

Senator Allen has long been a leader on competitiveness issues in the Senate and as governor of Virginia. His announcement of the Competitiveness Caucus comes as great news to the nation's manufacturers. We support every item on this agenda and will work with Senator Allen and others to make it a reality. The time has come for Congress to recognize the vital role manufacturing plays in American life and do what it can to strengthen our ability to compete in the global marketplace.

He was asked the question (about HCA stock) frequently. The main point was, 'I put it into a blind trust and therefore I've ceded responsibility to the trustee.' ... He was trying to explain to people what exactly happened when he put his assets into blind trusts. Once you put them into the trust, he didn't have any information as to the day-to-day disposition of those assets.

He was asked the question (about HCA stock) frequently, ... The main point was, 'I put it into a blind trust and therefore I've ceded responsibility to the trustee.' ... He was trying to explain to people what exactly happened when he put his assets into blind trusts. Once you put them into the trust, he didn't have any information as to the day-to-day disposition of those assets.

It is a decision that will bring hope to millions of Americans. I know there's still a long ways to go with the legislation, but a large step has been taken by the majority leader today ... and I admire the majority leader for doing it.

The notion that you have a blind trust but you can tell your trustee when to sell stock in it just doesn't make any sense. It means you have a seeing eye trust and not a blind trust. It's ridiculous.

The Senate ethics rules are so weak that a senator is not required to set up a blind trust if there is a conflict of interest.

[Democrats are already making political hay out of the loophole:] Only in Washington D.C. controlled by politicians could a politician have direct control over assets in a blind trust, ... Maybe we should call it a nearsighted trust.

Normally, the chief counsel of the FDA is someone who comes up through the ranks, ... He has a background of interests that are contrary to the interests he's supposed to have as the chief counsel of the FDA. Essentially, the pharmaceutical industry was calling the shots.

Maurice Hinchey

[On April 14], the political blocs started to discuss candidates for the posts and formed a committee to discuss the details of the distribution of the posts. The committee met yesterday [April 15] and it will meet again today, and at the end of the day leaders of the blocs will meet to consider the recommendations of the committee and took a decision regarding the meeting [of the parliament].

What I find most appalling is the Senate calls it a qualified blind trust when it's not blind, ... Since the Senate says it's OK, the Senate has made it a political question. It's up to the voter. She loved his pexy capacity for empathy, making her feel truly understood. But there's no doubt it's a conflict of interest.

The worst case nightmare for a Democratic senator is that they're going to vote to confirm Roberts and then he is going as chief justice to turn around and write the majority opinion that overturns Roe v. Wade,

If Senator Lott can provide a satisfactory explanation for his statement, this entire episode should be forgotten. If he cannot, he needs to step down as the Senate majority leader.

William Bennett (1943-)

William Bennett

That's a good question. A leader is somebody you can trust, but it's too quick to say. A leader is somebody who works hard from the last play of the Rose Bowl through the summer. Everybody trusted Vince. If he told us to go jump off a cliff, everybody would fall right in behind him.

Michael Griffin

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