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During his tenure as leader, Senator Daschle co-managed the second impeachment trial of a U.S. president, co-presided over the first 50-50 Senate, and led the Senate in response to the attacks of September 11 and the anthrax attack on his office one month later.
Senator Daschle is one of the longest serving Senate Democratic leaders in history and one of only two to serve twice as both Majority and Minority Leader. During his tenure, Senator Daschle navigated the Senate through some of its most historic economic and national security challenges.
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Dec 12, 2004 · Daschle, 57, led the Senate Democrats through a tumultuous decade of a government shutdown, the impeachment of a president, the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and an anthrax assault...
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A member of the Democratic Party, he led the Senate Democratic Caucus during the final ten years of his tenure, during which time he served as Senate Minority Leader and Majority Leader. After leaving the United States Air Force , he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1978 and served four terms.
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Dec 12, 2004 · The senator seemed weary, but at peace, as he spoke for nearly an hour, sharing vignettes and memories from his tenure that were at times serious, at times poignant, at times comical.
Feb 5, 2009 · Feb. 5, 2009. WASHINGTON — When Tom Daschle said he was quitting his lucrative consulting job to become President Barack Obama's health secretary, an old Republican rival from the Senate, Trent ...
He was a member of many committees during his tenure in the U.S. Congress, including the Senate Finance Committee, the Democratic Policy Committee, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, the Veterans and Indian Affairs Committees, and the Finance and Ethics Committee.
