Every day Saddam remains in power with chemical weapons, biological weapons, and the development of nuclear weapons is a day of danger for the United States.

The danger of terrorists and rogue states is compounded by the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.

This is a classic congressional moment. Are we going to adopt the 70 percent we agree on or are we going to just leave it where it is and do nothing?

one of the hardest days, maybe the hardest day that I’ve had, as a United States senator.

We know that they were trading fast and loose with offshore corporate entities that were hiding their debt from the public, … We know that they were saying things to the public … about how...

We need to ensure our men and women in uniform are equipped with the very best money can buy. We also have to make sure critical military technologies are developed in America and that the...

This disconnect … is beyond disturbing. It’s shocking.

The Bush administration, for reasons that I don’t understand, was not ready with a plan to secure Iraq and to begin quickly to turn it over to the Iraqis, and bring other countries in to...

The Saudi-American relationship is at a crisis stage, … They’ve been good allies, and they’ve depended on us to protect them, and we’ve depended on them for military locations and oil.

Howard Dean is moving us in a different direction, away from the center. And I think that spells danger for the Democratic Party,

They have to ask every conceivable question about how September 11 happened, … And if they don’t get the answers they want, we expect them to use the subpoena power that we have given them....

There’s too much trash, too much violence and ultra-sexual activity without any sense of the consequences and that’s bound to have an effect on society, … I fear that the public may demand more regulation...

We have the largest economy and the strongest military in the world. Our core values of freedom and opportunity are ascendant around the globe.

Our focus immediately is on design and engineering work. The Navy secretary is into this. He knows how important this is.

I fought for McCain-Feingold because I believed it was not just consistent with the Constitution, it was necessary to preserve its basic promise of one person, one vote and stop the corrosive influence of big...

I was disappointed because the president of the United States had just confessed to engaging in an extramarital affair with a young woman in his employ and to willfully deceiving the nation about his conduct.

There is no cheap way to be better prepared. It takes money — more money than this budget offers.

That can’t go on. We’re inviting trouble if it does go on,

I urge the Bush Administration to rethink its priorities. We can’t talk about community values without being prepared to invest in those very same communities.

what Americans have always done when they feel they are being treated unjustly by government, which is to go to court.

It’s been fascinating to watch the Republican response to Al Gore’s selection of me, … Because, honestly, the areas where I agree with George Bush are so much the exception and not the rule.

would be death for the Democrats.

Today, our hearts and minds are naturally focused on yesterday’s tragedy, but it is important that the Senate continue with America’s business, particularly as it affects America’s security, … Our enemies will increasingly strike this...

The system failed at that level,

In this campaign, I’ve put forward a strong, positive vision for America, and that stands in sharp contrast to what Howard Dean offers America today,

This is the classic case, you know, when the house is burning, I mean, or people are drowning, you don’t want to send them for two or three days of sensitivity training,

leave nothing but fiscal leftovers for national security.

[While McCain’s presidential aspirations faltered,] Something real and dynamic has happened, … We formed a real hearty band of bipartisan, bicameral reformers. … We’re going to keep charging here until we get the job done.

Budget reform is the gateway challenge that must be met before we can actually get back to fiscal responsibility.

Some in my party threaten to send a message that they don’t know a just war when they see it, and more broadly that they’re not prepared to use our military strength to protect our...

Lord, we pray that you will not only restore his soul and lead him in the paths of righteousness for your name’s sake, but help us join with him to heal the breach, begin the...

George Bush, on the other hand, fought this law all along until his position became politically untenable. And now he’s doing his best to violate the spirit of campaign finance reform by staking his re-election...

I was personally angry because President Clinton had, by his disgraceful behavior, jeopardized his administration’s historic record of accomplishment, much of which grew out of the principles and programs that he and I and many...

The V-chip is a tool that we’re putting in the hands of America’s viewers, television viewers, particularly America’s parents. The question is how well they use it but, they can’t be expected to use it...

Opportunity means advancing American values in the world by protecting human rights, meeting human needs, and opening global markets.

This is an exciting time. I believe we stand at the edge of a new age – a Golden Age – of freedom that will rival any of the great eras of world history because...

The promise of education reform can never be fulfilled without adequate funding, and by shortchanging our schools, President Bush is breaking his promise to our children.

The fact that the Bush administration is not cooperating with a commission investigating how September 11th happened is outrageous, … What are they hiding? What’s on the line here is finding out everything we can...

The American people have lost confidence in George Bush because he hasn’t leveled with them, … We need a candidate who will meet the test of reaching a conclusion and having the courage to stick...

I read a study a while ago that made the argument, and it is a plausible argument, that there has been more persecution of Christians in the 20th century than in any of the preceding...

Howard Dean — and now Al Gore, I guess — are on the wrong side of each of those questions,

I’ve spent the last year listening to Americans, and the state of the union that George W. Bush lives in is very different from the state that most hardworking Americans are living in.

If we produce separate agendas, we risk conflict and a fragmented approach. But if we work together, our chances of achieving success multiply.

The V-chip is not the solution to all our problems.

I guess the bottom line of the tapes is — I don’t know whether I’m typical — they make me itch. They make me feel uncomfortable about — very uncomfortable, embarrassed — about what was...

There is some good news in this report today, which is that this video game industry one has the best rating system of any entertainment industry. And it has done more to respond to the...

So there is clearly a corporate scandal. Whether there is a government scandal it remains to be seen,

I am pleased that the IRS has reversed its unfortunate decision to conduct audits at VITA sites in Hartford, which threatened low-income taxpayers’ right to privacy.

It’s not just the United States that’s threatened by chemical and biological weapons in Iraq; in fact, it’s not first the United States . It’s the moderate Arab countries, it’s Israel, it’s even more closely...

in this time of national tragedy.