Katrina makes it clear this government has failed, ... We must find out why immediately to make sure the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina never happens again. |
Last year, Congress overwhelmingly called on President Bush to make 2006 a year of significant transition to full Iraqi sovereignty. The domestic public relations campaign waged by the White House and the new round of presidential speeches does not advance that goal. |
Leaking classified information to discredit White House critics, the vice president is behind that, |
led the federal judiciary with great dignity and clarity ... Through it all, he displayed honor and conviction, a love of the law and a love for his country. |
Let's be clear about what Katrina was: a failure of leadership. |
Let's find out if he's qualified, both from a perspective of his experience, which appears to be the case, but I don't know about his temperament. |
Let's have a real investigation and a vote here in the Senate. What the president has agreed to is no review. |
Let's put good people on the independent commission and take politics out. Let's give it real power, and let's go to work, |
Like all compromises, it includes provisions that are not supported by everyone in this body, |
Mister President, don't mess with Social Security. |
Moving to the estate tax would be a travesty on top of a tragedy, |
must in a clear and complete way lay out what military, political and economic progress will be necessary in order to begin to bring our troops home. |
Never has the need for an independent and thorough investigation into the government failures surrounding Hurricane Katrina been more plainly demonstrated than today. Two Republican investigations into Katrina have been completed. Two reports have been issued. It is now apparent that both have only scratched the surface. This administration has a lot to answer for, and America must learn the truth. |
No Democrat has even raised the issue of extended debate. |
No matter how people focus on other issues, we're going to talk about what we feel is so important to people all across this country. |