The American people are demanding a comprehensive plan and the benchmarks by which to measure our success for the war in Iraq, ... The president's continued refusal to provide that plan does nothing to support our troops or their families. |
The American people do not like privatization. They are afraid of the debt the president's willing to do. And they don't like benefit cuts. And everyone here should understand all 45 Senate Democrats are united. We are not going to let this happen. |
The bill before us is based on faulty and questionable guesses, not estimates. The only alternative is that taxpayers will be left to fund the shortfall. |
the burden for securing Iraq continues to fall squarely on U.S. troops. |
The committee did the right thing yesterday. And as to whether or not he can reconstruct himself at that hearing, time will only tell. But it will take some reconstruction, because right now he's a damaged piece of goods. |
The criticism we had about this legislation previously was because of 9/11, we rushed to judgment on a number of provisions in that bill. We certainly shouldn't do that this time. |
The day before the hurricane made landfall, the president of the United States received a briefing on the enormity of the storm. But when floodwaters poured into America's Gulf Coast, America's government sat on its hands. |
The devil is in the details. |
The events of the last ten days have shown that Mr. Brown has repeatedly exercised poor judgment and has failed in his basic responsibilities, ... His continued presence in this critical position endangers the success of the ongoing recovery efforts. ... It is not enough to remove Mr. Brown from the disaster scene. |
The failure of the White House to produce relevant documents is reason enough for any senator to oppose this nomination. The administration cannot treat the Senate with such disrespect without some consequences, |
The families in the Gulf ... certainly don't need to hear another speech from President Bush, |
The families in the Gulf don't need to hear a speech from me and, frankly, they don't need to hear another speech from the president, ... What they need is leadership. |
The filibuster is still alive. I think they're reserving that right. |
the first filibuster of the year, and may be the last. |
The Gulf Coast region does not deserve to be treated as a laboratory for political opportunism or ideological experimentation. Now is the time for unity. |