Clearly the understanding is explicit that the package remain at 350 [billion dollars] … Our voices have clearly been heard at every level.

I find it regrettable that there are those who are trying to resurrect a filibuster even as there is clearly nothing in the record that constitutes extraordinary circumstances.

Our patience is running thin.

That’s an important statement to make, and I think that certainly has to get out there because I think it is still — there is a lot of fear among seniors,

At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.

There is only one reason for that change, and it is to punish people.

I think that the issue here is a fundamental fairness in having a hearing so that these issues can be explored and concerns can be raised,

The administration has obviously gotten the message that they need to be more forthcoming.

More mouthpieces doesn’t guarantee diversity and localism and competition, … Diversity of ownership does.

I think we have to look at, you know, many issues. And first of all, we have to reach a consensus on the level of urgency and the magnitude of the problem before we develop...

Indeed, we must foster cost-saving competition. And that means joining the marketplace of other industrialized countries – not just for the manufacturers who sell drugs, but for consumers as well.

These initial findings are troubling and the committee … will continue with its own investigation of the STAR program to get at the truth and inform Congress for the future.

needed to offer a personal, passionate and sincere renunciation of racism and segregation in all its forms, and he did that.

Congress has a right and a need to know what this proposed deal would mean for terminal operations and security at our ports. Even if they come later than we would have liked, we must...

Manufacturers and sellers acting within the law should not be held responsible for the actions of criminals who misuse their products.

We want to avoid creating this sort of inevitability that it’s an all-or-nothing proposition that leads us down the path of a dead-end street. This package really does reflect, I believe, the more cautionary approach.

Most breast cancer-related deaths can be prevented through simple and painless preventive measures. A late diagnosis can result in more serious, long-term consequences.

As a Greek-American, I am especially pleased that Ambassador Negroponte has earned the honor of being nominated to this most prominent position of responsibility in the intelligence community. He is a role model to all...

In the long run, the loans will help Iraq make its own way to a vibrant, free and prosperous future.

I think today we’re setting a constitutional marker and also a constitutional check on presidential power because you can’t allow the president to move forward with unfettered fashion.

There’s various scenarios and interpretations about that urgency. I think first we have to get the facts. There are too many interpretations of the facts, and those scenarios could change based on the variables incorporated...

To allow this program to lapse could potentially jeopardize thousands of dairy farms throughout the United States,

In today’s world, it is no longer unimaginable to think that business can operate – and even thrive – in an environmentally-friendly manner.

I don’t believe any amount of cost savings can justify leaving an entire quadrant of the nation defenseless, … This decision … could result in incalculable harm to our nation’s security.

Discrimination and bigotry have no place in our society, and I believe Senator (Rick) Santorum’s unfortunate remarks undermine Republican principles of inclusion and opportunity,

I think it demonstrates their effectiveness, … It makes you realize they are critical at moments like this, as we have seen off the coast of Maine.

For our most disadvantaged families struggling to make ends meet, it is my sincere hope that this money will give them the support they so desperately need so they won’t be forced to chose between...

I think you are putting the cart before the horse.

She did make an extraordinary difference for women as I can tell you from my own personal experience. I well remember the sense of awe when I came to Washington, D.C. … as a senior...

Unfortunately, money in politics is an insidious thing – and a loophole in our campaign finance system was taken advantage of with money going to existing or new 527 groups with the sole purpose of...

Does the difficulty in ensuring each and every employee of such companies is not tied to insurgent groups and not potentially providing useful targeting information to these groups argue against continuing to employ such firms...

scathing indictment of the climate and leadership to permit sexual harassment to permeate all levels of the Army.

travesty and a strategic blunder of epic proportions on the part of the Defense Department.

We are reasserting congressional responsibility of oversight with respect to this program.

It is time that we provide clarity for our seniors, informing them of the services available that will lower the costs of their prescription drugs and strengthen the overall integrity of the Medicare entitlement.

We have to be concerned about future obligations,

We recognized in 1996 that, with progress in the field of genetics accelerating at a breathtaking pace, we need to ensure that advances in treatment and prevention of disease do not constitute a new basis...

People will have trouble keeping a job, or even getting a job if their genetic information gets to an insurer, a potential employer or even an employer,

I believe it is not a question of whether or not we support tax cuts, … It really is a question of what we can afford to do now in the current economic and fiscal...

We are here today because we want to be responsible stewards of the surplus,

We like to think that was the Maine influence rubbing off. Or better yet, that of his wonderful, exceptional wife, because to know Cap was to know Jane. They were truly one soul.

We must provide adequate funding for an essential program that serves as a lifeline to some of our most vulnerable citizens.

We should not be acting precipitously to undermine the basic tenet of this program, that has worked well for 70 years by providing a defined, guaranteed benefit,

Hopefully, 21 years later, Judge Roberts possesses an openness with respect to issues of gender-based wage discrimination.

I believe the Congress — as a coequal branch of government _ must immediately and expeditiously review the use of this practice.

Yes, we should consider ways to address the deficit and bring real, direct relief to the gulf region, … but we must not lose sight of maintaining the infrastructure that supports our economy and way...

Just because we have different views, that doesn’t mean that we lack principles.

I believe the Congress ”’ as a coequal branch of government ”’ must immediately and expeditiously review the use of this practice.

I’m certainly not going to support diverting $2 trillion from Social Security into creating personal savings accounts,

Until then, the four companies will continue their work,