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John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a Congressman and United States Senator from Nevada, serving in the latter seat from January 2001 until May 2011. He resigned amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation.

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Too many members of Congress are too involved in grabbing what they can for their states or districts without enough emphasis on overall fiscal restraint for the sake of the nation as a whole. We need a new era of fiscal sanity. I am not willing to subject my children and grandchildren to the level of debt that Congress has created.

Children, Eras, Grandchildren, Sake, Sanity, Whole

The act of voting by ordinary Iraqis in the face of extreme danger confirms President Bush's belief that people around the globe, when given a chance, will choose liberty and democracy over enslavement and tyranny.

Chance, Democracy, Globe, People, President, Voting

In Las Vegas, people know that the odds are stacked against them. On Wall Street, they manipulate the odds while you are playing the game.

Business, Know, Stacked, Street, Vegas, Wall

Senator Kerry voted to undermine the troops in the field, and that is not only inexcusable, it is reprehensible.

Troops, Fields, Senators, Reprehensible, Undermine

The possibility of endangering Nevadans will never happen under my watch. I will do everything I can to protect the safety and welfare of our citizens.

Safety, Watches, Citizens, Endangering, Possibility

Human beings crave freedom at their core.

Core, Crave, Freedom, Humans

The election in Iraq clearly demonstrates that Iraqi people are like people everywhere. They desire to create a future in an environment that is safe and allows them to reach their full potential as human beings, whatever that potential may be.

Beings, Demonstrates, Desire, Iraq, People

I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country.

Believe, Community, Country

I can honestly say that being a United States senator has been the honor of my life.

Honestly, Honor, Life, Say, States, United States

If you double count some votes, that makes other votes disenfranchised.

Count, Disenfranchised, Ifs, Vote, Votes

Think about how much it costs to incarcerate someone. Do we want them just sitting in prison, lifting weights, becoming violent and thinking about the next crime? Or do we want them having a little purpose in life and learning a skill?

Thinking, Lifting Weights, Skills, Sitting, Life, Skill

If you find someone who agrees with you 80 percent of the time that is your friend not your enemy.

Enemy, Agree, Percent, Friend, Agrees

Medical liability reform is not a Republican or Democrat issue or even a doctor versus lawyer issue. It is a patient issue.

Democrat, Doctors, Issues, Liability, Reform, Republican

For America's economic future to remain prosperous, we must encourage pro-growth policies so that we continue to be the leader in innovation and entrepreneurship.

America, Continue, Economic, Encouragement, Innovation, Leader

The people of Iraq realize that a stable, successful, democratic Iraq can only come about if average Iraqis are willing to sacrifice to build it.

Average, Iraq, Iraqis, Sacrifice, Stable, Successful

The more generous the benefit, the easier you make it to stay on unemployment insurance, and the less incentive there is for people to actually go out and do what it takes to get a job.

Generous, Jobs, People, Stay, Unemployment

It is irresponsible to set an arbitrary cap on how much therapy a Medicare beneficiary can receive. It ignores the health needs of our senior population - especially the oldest and sickest.

Arbitrary, Health, Irresponsible, Needs, Population, Senior

There's too many people that paint with a broad brush that we're all corrupt, we're all amoral. … And having these kinds of things happen, whether it's a Republican or Democratic senator — we certainly have had plenty of Democratic scandals in the past — we need people who are in office who will hold themselves to a little higher standard.

Having, Kinds, Office, Past, People, Republican