Clearly, the number of dollars required in Medicaid, very stretched already, will increase. It would be amazingly callous, and to me, unconscionable if they insist on these Medicaid cuts. |
I've had primaries before, ... It makes me a stronger candidate. |
I've said nothing negative about Paul Hackett. Let's just leave it at that. |
If the vote was held today, we would get 190 Democrats and somewhere in the vicinity of 40-plus Republicans, |
In a post-9/11 world, our trade agreements are more than a vehicle for economic growth. They are an integral part of homeland security efforts in the fight against terrorism. |
In the last two and a half years, since George Bush became president, our nation has hemorrhaged 2.5 million manufacturing jobs, ... Ten percent of our manufacturing jobs have disappeared. ... Good jobs in steel and auto and textiles. |
It does not hold insurance companies accountable when they make medical decisions that harm people. |
Medicaid protects impoverished children, the frail elderly and people in crisis, ... Its limited resources will be further stretched serving hurricane victims. Proponents of Medicaid cuts either undervalue Medicaid assistance or underestimate American compassion. |
People want a change because they want to see their government on the side of average Americans. Whether it's small business or gas prices, people think the government has betrayed their values. |
since Congress passed President Bush's trade promotion authority three years ago, we have lost one-sixth of our manufacturing jobs. |
That's why this election is so important. You really have to throw the money changers out of the temple. |
The race for U.S. Senate is very winnable, and there are a number of impressive Democrats considering a run who I am confident will defeat the incumbent in 2006, |
The Republican leadership in Congress and the Bush Administration created this monster. The least they can do is help tame it. |
These aren't the kind of records to put on a shelf and brag about because they spell bad news for American industry, workers and families. |
This bill proposes a fix for a problem that simply doesn't exist. |