Geburtsdatum | Mittwoch, 12. Februar 1930 |
Geburtsort | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
Todesort | Pennsylvania |
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Beschreibung | Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he is the longest-serving senator from Pennsylvania, having represented the state for 30 years. |
When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.
The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.
I am opposed to anybody making a decision for you or me or anybody else about what health care plan we should have.
I do come from a strong family.
Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.
It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.
The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness.
There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.
Big money is ruining the political system.
If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.
People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed.
