That’s not what you want to send up, a person that doesn’t have the confidence of the Congress, and so many people who have urged that he not be sent up to do that job.

I would hope the president would think a little longer about this from his perspective,

There is a sense here among people of …both persuasions here that we need to get this over with. There is a danger of this thing spinning out of control again and going on way...

As a world leader, America must be prepared to confront any challenge.

(Although) there’s no existing evidence here that Karl Rove is about to be indicted … the president has to make a determination as to whether or not he wants to be preoccupied with legal issues...

The 103rd Fighter Wing is battle-hardened from its operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has a distinguished record of providing close air support to our soldiers and marines on the ground,

We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.

He is a person of outstanding ability and strong character who possesses in my view a deep commitment to the law and the principle of equal justice for all,

The specific package of proposals announced by the administration is much ado about nothing, quite candidly.

Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

Medicare has been one of the most successful, popular programs since its inception,

demonstrated that an honest and respectable discussion of differences between the United States and Cuba is possible.

By strengthening the economy, providing job opportunity and meeting the needs of working families, we can ensure the continued prosperity of our nation.

As far as I can tell, members of that community [Latino] are no different than people throughout our country.

The Senate’s tradition is ruled to protect debate and guarantee that we can’t be trampled upon.

Working families need to know that we will work to protect their health needs, promote the development of safe, effective medicines, and guarantee patient rights.

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.