It’s because of our failure to deal with this issue, the underlying cause of it, and the idea that if we scream loud enough at these other countries we’re somehow going to get far better...

strikes us as unnecessary and indeed unwise.

The real hope was that we could get some cease-fire agreement here,

The quickest way to change the government there is to bring in the light. Dictators can’t stand light, and we are contributing to the darkness by not allowing [U.S. sales of] food, medicine and travel...

Information kills darkness. Light kills darkness. As long as we don’t allow information and people to move into a place like Cuba, you are just assisting Fidel Castro to stay in power,

Connecticut’s first responders and defense workers work every day to help us achieve these goals.

She went over the rationale for the decision that this was a deteriorating situation that was getting worse,

The conclusion [was] that this was a very deteriorating situation, … Janet Reno has bent over backward to give us all the information. I don’t know how much more an investigation could turn up.

This is the first time in more than 200 years that the federal government will take a very proactive role in the conduct of elections,

We’ve tried to discount what I call the ‘Y2K survivalist mentality’ — somehow that this is going to be Armageddon,

If the Republican leadership here decides that this (hearings) is the top priority, and not a patients’ bill of rights, not gun violence, not juvenile justice, then I think they do so at their political...

China is a worry, Japan is a worry, Russia is a worry, Italy is a worry. … But many of these countries now are moving more aggressively and catching up.

The block captains, who were usually women because most of the men were off at war, were in charge of preparing their neighborhood — or ‘block’ — in the event of an enemy attack. Though...

This measure [class action reform bill] is a common-sense measure. It will ensure that people have a right to sue when harmed, and at the same time the bill will put an end to suits...

is a normal procedure in any court in this country, civil or criminal in this country. So this is not a deal, not some truncated proposal that is being made here. It’s pretty standard procedures...

Every American deserves to live in freedom, to have his or her privacy respected and a chance to go as far as their ability and effort will take them – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity...

We’ve got a very busy agenda at the U.N., it’s going to be very difficult to get the job done. Let’s get behind him, let him do his work ‘¦ I certainly want to see...

America’s highways, roads, bridges, are an indispensable part of our lives. They link one end of our nation to the other. We use them each and every day, for every conceivable purpose.

I don’t think we’ve been muscular enough, if you will, at the diplomatic table. I don’t disagree that we ought to leave the military option on the table.

If you go that route … we may be talking May or June before we finish this trial, … Meet The Press.

Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.

And there’s a danger in this bill that you’re going to do great damage to a wonderful program.

I take great pride in the fact that I have lived in a Spanish-speaking country.

Is there a White House Syrian group, for instance, that’s meeting? Are we planning some action in Syria that we ought to be aware of in this committee?- Are we considering military action against Syria?,

For three decades, Democrats and Republicans worked together to make our environment better.

[Democrats could not praise their newfound ally enough.] I want to tell my colleague from Ohio what a privilege it is to serve with him, … Probably our saying something nice about him puts him...

Entrenched bureaucracies are always opposed to fundamental changes.

Earth Day is an occasion to reflect on what we can do to make our fragile world a cleaner, healthier, safer place to live.

It cannot bring back and make whole those who suffered and died by a racist’s criminal hand. But it can at least reaffirm our nation’s commitment to seek the truth and make equal justice a...

Twenty-three months ago, our nation was thrown into turmoil because we learned a painful reality — that our democracy did not work as well as it should. … The legislation we present to the Congress...

Yes, it is a new world. And I think it is a better world.

However, OMB has not yet set a target date for validated and tested contingency plans,

The message that we send in the next 48 to 72 hours out of this Congress on this issue — I think it would have a huge effect on the outcome of this conflict.

I intend to fight to ensure that Connecticut workers have a level playing field when competing for jobs.

I think you’re going to have an awfully difficult time with Mr. Bolton building the kind of support the United States needs today at the United Nations,

Harold, of course, is a person who doesn’t express himself as clearly as you might like. He’s sort of vague from time to time about how he feels about things. There’s a shyness to him...

I don’t care what the public wants, I’m going to give it what it needs!

This will be the first U.N. ambassador since 1948 that we’ve ever sent there under a recess appointment,

We stand completely and totally behind our president. We may have our differences from time to time, but on a day like this, which rivals or not exceeds the attack on Pearl Harbor, we stand...

This ought not to be a controversial proposal,

Rumsfeld is violating the law, … It’s been sitting on the books for over a year. They were opposed to it. It was insulting to them. I’m sorry that’s how they felt.

I am confident that we are going to have a bill. I think we’re there.

It’s time to renew our commitment to the world around us.

Throwing worn-out wallpaper on a cracked foundation just doesn’t work. The Bush administration proposal amounts to nothing more than that. Don’t solve the problem, just end up with more rhetoric. We need a fundamental change...

If Tom Daschle or another Democratic leader were to have made similar statements, the reaction would have been very swift, … I don’t think several hours would have gone by without there being an almost...

As the temperature drops, the need for heating oil goes up.

Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.

What you ought to do is prepare for a good storm, a hurricane, a storm where you’d like two or three days of … water and canned goods and the like, … Face The Nation.

acted as she had to.

Looking at large parts of it, you don?t know how they?re going to rebuild it.