Pete Domenici's Death

The politician Pete Domenici died at the age of 85. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Republican who served 6 terms as Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009, which was the longest tenure in New Mexico’s history. He served as Chairman of the very important Senate Committee on the Budget twice.

He has a daughter with schizophrenia.

Quotes

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I submit that those who run the American military at the top, and those whose boots are on the ground and who run the machinery and equipment, are sending a signal: You asked us to do something. Give us some time and we will solve the problems and we will do it.

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We don’t want crimes committed in New Mexico falling through the cracks. This legislation ensures that there is no area of our state where crimes can be committed without consequence.

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I expect an energy bill to increase and diversify supply and stabilize energy prices – not drive up energy costs in one part of the country to subsidize energy in another region.

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As the Iraqi people better understand that Saddam Hussein and his regime are history, it is my hope that they will get behind the coalition effort to help them create a democratic government and rebuild their country.

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Hurricane Katrina exposed the harsh reality that we have been skating on thin ice when it comes to this country’s energy concentrations on the Gulf Coast.