[An April 29 message from G. Allen Hicks, chief counsel to the majority leader, informs the senator that they can discuss his] blind trust question sometime today. ... dispose of all hospital stocks in all accounts that I have control of. |
[But there was no indication that his nomination faces any significant threat.] He will be an excellent chief, ... I still expect Judge Roberts to be confirmed before the Supreme Court starts its new term on October 3. |
[Discussing education proposals, Collins said,] The debate in Washington is not about money. It is about who makes the decisions. ... give us a health care plan that includes choice and security. |
[I support] term limits for career politicians and the death penalty for career politicians. |
[Reid insisted on an independent commission modeled after the Sept. 11, 2001, panel to investigate what went wrong with Katrina. But Republicans rejected that.] We can't wait three years for those answers, ... We need them immediately so we can quickly make the changes and protect all Americans. |
[Republicans said it is their responsibility to scrutinize their GOP-run government.] In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we saw government, at all levels, fail her citizens, ... It is the duty and responsibility of Congress to investigate what went wrong. |
[Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Nebraska) called the process a] grudging retreat from our challenge to change the law. ... get managed care out of the business of practicing medicine. |
1981 was the first time we figured out what this virus was that is wiping out a continent [and has] killed 23 million people. |
A country that cannot secure its borders cannot secure its destiny. |
a highly qualified nominee who is committed to upholding the Constitution and who believes in the limited role of a judge to interpret the law and not legislate from the bench. |
A large part of it will be politics, |
A vote for John Bolton is a vote for U.N. reform, |
America enjoys the best health care in the world, but the best is no good if folks can't afford it, access it and doctor's can't provide it. |
America has the best doctors, the best nurses, the best hospitals, the best medical technology, the best medical breakthrough medicines in the world. There is absolutely no reason we should not have in this country the best health care in the world. |
America is moving forward and gaining strength. We have been tested, and we have proven ourselves to be a tough, resilient and resourceful nation. |