Russ Feingold
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"Russell Dana" ""Russ"" "Feingold" is a lawyer and Politics of the United States/politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as a Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic party member of the United States Senate/U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senate/Wisconsin State Senator representing the Wisconsin Senate, District 27/27th District.

He is a recipient of the Profile in Courage Award/John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, and cosponsored the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain–Feingold Act), a major piece of campaign finance reform legislation. He was the only Senator to vote against the USA PATRIOT Act during the first vote on the legislation.

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I think there is an orderly and dignified way to find out what happened. And, if there was a legal violation there needs to be accountability ... you can't put the cart before the horse, but I would not rule out any form of accountability.

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This will allow more time to finally agree on a bill that protects our rights and freedoms while preserving important tools for fighting terrorism.

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The administration has a disturbing pattern of behavior when it comes to budgeting not only for the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan but also for military requirements not directly related to these conflicts.

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Senator Proxmire leaves behind an unparalleled legacy as a defender of the American taxpayer and one of the hardest working senators in U.S. history.

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The leaders of this Congress need to figure out a way to change this (legislation) to address the important civil liberties issues that I and other Senators from both sides of the aisle have discussed over the past three days.

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I think [Bush] probably broke the law here, but we need to know why they did it this way and what the legal justifications were, and then we need to determine what kind of accountability will occur if laws were broken.

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Rather than continuing with a media blitz that tries to repackage a 'stay the course' strategy that isn't working, the president and his administration should give the public a plan, with a timetable, to complete the military mission in Iraq.

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I don't want to hear again from the attorney general or anyone on this floor that this government has shown it can be trusted to use the power we give it with restraint and care.

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He is the president, not a king.

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