At 18 you got drafted. Another fellow who lived on the same street and I signed up for the V-12 program, which was the naval officer training program.

Our Nation’s scientific research must adhere to the highest ethical standards. But it is important that we do embryonic stem cell research.

I agree with the President that second-guessing is not a strategy, but at the same time, I want to continue the dialogue that ultimately will lead to bringing all of our troops home.

Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error: error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. What effect was race having? What effect was poverty having?

The primary, the fundamental, the essential purpose of the United Nations is to keep peace. Everything it does which helps prevent World War III is good. Everything which does not further that goal, either directly...

I don’t give a damn about the stock market. But I do care about jobs.

I am against the notion of style in itself.

No, absolutely not, writing doesn’t have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking.

If those communities are left to decay, this city will decay.

I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy.

Reform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans’ access to quality medical care.

We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can’t have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the only solution to this problem.

In restaurants, you never have enough money, you’re taking a very diverse group of people and building them into a team with a common purpose.

If we were to hit the level that Metallica or somebody like that hit, we’d have had a hard time dealing with it. I think it would have been our doom. It’s hard for anybody...

American consumers benefit from free trade and investment.

When I came to Congress, I came to bring what I thought was a real-world business perspective to government because, in the business world, I spent over 20 years in the high-tech industry, but it...

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine first identified that up to 98,000 Americans die every year as a result of preventable medical errors.

To pay out millions upon millions of dollars in bonuses for incomplete work, poor performance, and unacceptable products is the height of government waste and mismanagement.

Certainly the advent of technology and electronic commerce has had an immense impact on the real estate industry.

I work from a personal place, and the work has personal meaning for me.

So, to me, it’s a question of not being afraid to embrace the tradition but also not being afraid to dive into boiling oil on occasion.

Right now, too many women who reach retirement age find themselves widowed or single, relying on their Social Security check for over half of their income.

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.

Sometimes it is better to begin the journey, to get under way, then it is to sit back and wait until such time that you’re convinced that all conditions are perfect and that there’ll be...

There is no question that we must do more to secure our borders – but how we go about securing them is also important.

We cannot neglect the unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers of America who need ample and widespread funding for federal job training services.

Slovakia’s joining the OECD in 1999 is totally dependent on meeting economic reforms required such as transparency and legislation that permits fair and open conduct of trade and business.

People didn’t always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp or elevator as people who have been given unnecessary privileges. But I run into that often now. People are saying,...

Port Security is one of our weakest security links, and it must be one of our highest priorities.

Yes, what has happened is we have moved from responding to these terrorist attacks as acts of civil disobedience to getting to the point after September 11 that we said, no, this is not just...

If Turkey is prepared to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, then its leaders can proceed immediately to direct dialogue with its counterparts in Armenia to define a common vision for the future.

You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a...

It is false to suggest that medical breakthroughs come only through government research.

Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that, it ought to be done by the will of the people.

Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens.

Detente is a particularly unpopular idea with most Republican primary voters and the word is worse. We ought to stop using the word whenever possible.

As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing the people of Oregon what they want and need most – an era of hope, change,...

We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago.

Hey, I’m a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions.

In today’s world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves...

George Bush paid with his presidency for a very bad decision. We can’t raise taxes, we can’t regulate more, and we can’t create new departments.

Ours is an open and accepting society, and has historically provided an avenue for lawful immigration to all those willing to accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.

I would submit to you today that this is the easiest thing in this body that could be done with Democrats and Republicans to simplify the Tax Code.

The U.S. and Iraq will work together next year to shift Iraqi resources from unproductive subsidies to productive uses that enable Iraqis to earn livelihoods.

It is important that gang members are aware that if they engage in aggravated assault, maiming, kidnapping, or manslaughter that they will receiving a minimum sentence of 30 years.

Our ports are not only critical entryways into our nation that must be protected but they are critical entryways to our economy.

We need to have a strong defense focused on areas that are in the greatest vulnerability. I have been very concerned about America’s 361 seaports as a point in which terrorist activities and materials could...

I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men.

No one is pro-abortion.