The greatness, the strength of this country, is in its diversity. What we’re seeing is an extraordinary rise in the Hispanic community, not just in numbers but in contributions made to our culture, security, and...

If this Administration doesn’t show some economic leadership soon, the American Dream will be harder and harder for millions of Americans to realize.

He obviously wouldn’t support it if he thought it would do any damage to the American military, … So, how can two members of the House stand up to the commander in chief and somehow...

until the Russian government ends its assault on democracy and political freedom.

Failure to act, we fear, will make America like a pitiful giant, tied down and subject to the whims of small (oil-producing) countries.

[This is what they’re complaining about:] As a people, we need to reaffirm our faith and renew the dedication of our nation and ourselves to God and God’s purpose, … There must be a place...

We must do what is necessary do help the victims of this terrible tragedy, but we should make sure it is done in a way that does not add onto the already mounting debt, …...

I am glad the GOP has changed their rhetoric, but I wish they would also change their policies.

Yahoo! Submarine base New London lives, and I think that it will live forever.

We need it right here on Earth to give health care that’s affordable to everybody, to improve our education system, and do better on veterans’ benefits and homeland security.

The Iraqi people are in reach of a watershed transformation from the primitive, killing tyranny of Saddam to modern, self-governing, self-securing nationhood ? unless the great American military that has given them and us this...

It’s not in their interest to continue this standoff. They have nothing to gain,

We’re going to look back at Katrina as a turning point. We need the military, because of its extraordinary capabilities, to be ready to play a much more active role. I don’t think it’s going...

So far, I haven’t seen the bipartisanship the president suggested he would be part of,

We’ll know it when we see it.

This evening, the secretary of state of Florida has decided to certify what by any reasonable standard is an incomplete and inaccurate count of the votes cast in the state of Florida.

The flood of announcements from the major oil companies of yet another reminder that Connecticut consumers are being overwhelmed by massive increases in the costs of heating their homes and driving their cars. They need...

Oh yeah, big time.

I was caught completely off guard, no notice,

His record here in Texas, it’s been a bad one. Texas has the most toxic pollutants in the country. Houston, where I am this morning, now has the dirtiest air in America and it’s affecting...

assault on democracy in Russia violates the spirit of the industrialized democracies and the letter of Russia’s obligations to the Group of Eight.

These companies really form the backbone of our society and economy, and therefore must be prepared in the national interest to respond to crises, … And we must work with them in government to protect...

My friends, 10 days ago, with courage and friendship, Al Gore asked me to be his running mate,

This is terrible news about a wonderful man,

He agreed that it is the unusual case in which a prevailing Supreme Court precedent would be overturned. He basically said _ I want to be careful about this, not putting words in his mouth...

army’s not big enough.

Because of the urgency of this task, we will begin work right away,

It took a lot of guts for a lot of people to stand up.

He didn’t get away with it tonight. Gov. Bush tried a lot of the stuff that he has gotten away with in the campaign so far, and Al Gore was right there on target with...

The nightmare that we all have is that, God forbid, there’s a terrorist attack of some kind on a major American city that requires evacuation without warning,

Today, the president can ask the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department to investigate the prices that are outrageous and, particularly, the discontinuity between the record profits of the oil companies,

I go forward from this campaign that ended yesterday, full of gratitude, and full of hope that together we can, and will, build a new and better tomorrow for our beloved country, … Thank you...

had his way, Saddam Hussein would still be in power today, not in prison.

Shortchanging vital investments in education and training, medical care and community development means that kids in Connecticut and across the country will suffer at school, families will have to scrape by to own homes and...

We need to be better prepared, … Late Edition.

The problem isn’t explaining the tax cut plan. The problem is the plan itself, … gives the most to those who need it least and the least to those who need it most.

I am very disappointed and disturbed about the continuing movement of the Florida legislature to consider their own slate of electors after almost 6 million people in Florida voted on Election Day.

We’re going to let the voters speak, … There’s no question John Kerry has gotten a bounce from his victories in Iowa and New Hampshire. But Iowa and New Hampshire — great states, great people...

It’s time for some details, … He’s gotta describe some of the progress that I saw there. It’s gotta be realistic.

I am humbled by this nomination and so grateful to Al Gore for choosing me, and I want you to know, I will work my heart out to make sure Al Gore is the next...

The facts are that George Bush hasn’t fully funded homeland security and has alienated our allies around the world. This is a cynical attempt to rescue the president’s sinking poll numbers by using fear and...

Hurricane Katrina was in one sense the most significant test of the new national emergency preparedness and response system that was created after 9-11, and it obviously did not pass that test,

I love John Breaux, he’s one of my best friends in the Senate. We’ve worked together in the New Democratic Movement, … Frankly, I’d hate to see him go. He is just the kind of...

We’re going to do this on a nonpartisan basis, just as the [9/11] commission itself acted on a nonpartisan basis, … The matter of national security, protecting the American people from terrorist attack, obviously transcends...

They did it to stand up to the secretary of defense – that took some guts.

This is an American tragedy of enormous proportions and it’s going to take a long time to bring it back to where it was let alone better.

John is a person of strength. He knows who he is. He’s a very religious person. He’s been through some crises in his own life…and marshaled his strength to go on.

These demonstrations were clearly designed to intimidate and to prevent a simple count of votes from going forward, … This is a time to honor the rule of law, not surrender to the rule of...

Where we can find common ground, we should do so,

something that I have been advocating and praying for for more than 12 years, since the Gulf War of 1991. Saddam Hussein was a homicidal maniac, a brutal dictator, who wanted to dominate the Arab...