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About the Dick Gephardt
Richard Andrew Gephardtis an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who represented Missouri’s 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House majority leader from 1989 to 1995 and minority leader from 1995 to 2003. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988 and 2004. Gephardt was mentioned as a possible vice presidential nominee in 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2008.
Since his retirement from politics, Gephardt has become a significant lobbyist. He founded a Washington-based public affairs firm, Gephardt Government Affairs; an Atlanta-based labor consultancy, the Gephardt Group; and a direct primary care group, SolidaritUS Health. He also consults for DLA Piper, FTI Consulting and Goldman Sachs and is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One and co-chair of Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media with former Massachusetts lieutenant governor Kerry Healey.
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What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can’t have both.
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Like father, like son, four years and this president is done.
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I’ve thought a lot about the world and how George Bush sees the world and it ain’t even close.
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Those who have prospered and profited from life’s lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune.
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I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on.
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Why would we want to keep a tax cut that’s failed? Why would we not want to go back to the Clinton tax code? And why would we not want to help every family more with a health-care plan like mine? Let’s help average people. Let’s be Democrats.
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