At the SEC, the search for fraud was left largely to others — private auditors and boards of directors, which were either doodling at their desks or were engaged in conflicts of interest that made...

Everybody’s looking for a peaceful exit.

Obviously some of the votes that he might wish he hadn’t cast that I’ve heard about surprise me because they don’t represent American mainstream values,

But we all know this report is only the end of the beginning,

not to worry about his votes.

he has climbed into his own spider hole of denial.

It’s one of the most exciting medical findings of our age, … Late Edition.

When the Lewinsky stuff came out, I was heartbroken, I was disappointed, and I was angry, and I personally felt it was never going to get better unless somebody who was a friend and supporter...

The way to beat [Bush] is not to mimic him, as some of my opponents have done in opting out of the public financing system, but to fight for what is right, and show the...

at a crisis stage.

The president apparently is going to announce tomorrow that he’s for more study, and frankly the time for study has to yield to leadership,

This relatively small but highly popular minority is not just pushing the envelope, … They are shooting, torturing and napalming it beyond all recognition and beyond all decency.

This report underscores the point that ratings V-chips are ultimately not the cure for what ails television. Parents clearly want more than good labels on bad programs. They want higher standards.

The president has defended his choice not to increase the defense budget by saying he first wants to conduct a strategic review before making any decisions about spending levels,

Let’s give Al Gore the credit, … He broke this barrier … anytime a barrier is broken for one person in this country, the doors of opportunity open wider for every other American.

I share the anger, but, ultimately, to govern this country, it takes more than anger. It takes experience. It takes positions that reflect the best values of the American people.

apparently had extramarital relations with an employee half his age and did so in the workplace in the vicinity of the Oval Office. Such behavior is not just inappropriate. It is immoral.

There has been a change in policy. There are peace talks going on. I would not want to bring the question of whether or not we’re going to override the president’s veto to the floor...

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...