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from 2010 WA Senate Debates (number of quotes indicated):
- Dino Rossi (14)
- Patty Murray (15)
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Budget & Economy
Dino Rossi: Big government is cause of current crisis, not its solution.
Patty Murray: Government action needed to fix damage done by Wall Street.
Patty Murray: Bush policy is tax cuts & wars without paying for them.
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Environment
Patty Murray: Federally fund Hanford Nuclear Reservation cleanup.
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Government Reform
Dino Rossi: Call to halt earmarks; that's what's wrong with D.C.
Patty Murray: Halting earmarks shortchanges important state projects.
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Health Care
Dino Rossi: ObamaCare will require hordes of IRS agents to administer.
Patty Murray: ObamaCare provides money to train future family physicians.
Dino Rossi: Healthcare overhaul moves down a path that is very dangerous.
Patty Murray: Pre-ObamaCare worked for insurance companies but no one else.
Dino Rossi: ObamaCare will siphon money & could bankrupt America.
Patty Murray: Yes, I read ObamaCare; I helped write it!.
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Homeland Security
Dino Rossi: Wait for a study to decide on don't-ask-don't-tell.
Patty Murray: Toss out don't-ask-don't-tell.
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Immigration
Dino Rossi: Secure the border, then decide on kids of illegal immigrants.
Patty Murray: Give kids of illegal immigrants a chance to be citizens.
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Principles & Values
Dino Rossi: Lost 2004 race for governor by 133 votes.
Patty Murray: This state is my family and my family is hurting.
Dino Rossi: Murray is shortchanging voters with 2 debates instead of 6.
Patty Murray: Long history of limiting debates with her challengers.
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Social Security
Dino Rossi: No comment on raising retirement age or other changes, yet.
Patty Murray: No comment on raising retirement age or other changes, yet.
Dino Rossi: Massive debt could destabilize Social Security.
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Tax Reform
Dino Rossi: Repealing Bush tax cut is biggest tax increase in US history.
Patty Murray: Bush tax cut for top 2% costs us $2 trillion.
Dino Rossi: Extend Bush tax cuts; allow entrepreneurs to be successful.
Patty Murray: Extending Bush tax cuts reduces social & health programs.
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War & Peace
Dino Rossi: Setting deadline for Afghan withdrawal would aid terrorists.
Patty Murray: Set timetable for Afghan withdrawal.
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