Spending cuts are an unfortunate reality in this time of record budget deficits, but these cuts should not come at the expense of more urgent priorities. Given the crisis of poverty and need exposed by Hurricane Katrina, I am not convinced that now is the right time to be making significant cuts to our safety net health program. |
The administration's attempt to keep us from selling agricultural products to Cuba is an outrage. Cuba is not a threat. That is why we must do more to open Cuba - not less. |
The amendment states and reflects America's true needs by saying to millions of senior citizens who do not receive adequate coverage that we are there for you, ... That's millions of senior citizens, and we help them by taking just a small nick out of the president's tax cuts -- about $158 billion. |
The events surrounding the death of Helen Wilson are tragic, and illustrate some of the drawbacks of the limited scope of work performed at specialty hospitals. This incident raises concerns about quality of care and patient safety. |
The future is so uncertain. And each passing year, it is more difficult to operate other bases compared to ours. |
The recovery of the Gulf Coast region will take years to complete. |
The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate. |
The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky, dangerous schemes which will, in fact, undermine Social Security, such as privatization. |
The truth is we cannot have it all. There is a deficit problem. Something will have to give. |
The whole country is trying to figure out what should be done about record high gasoline prices at a time of record oil company profits. It's relevant to know what the real financial picture is for this industry, because the financial picture for American consumers is pretty bleak. |
There are significant human rights abuses in China. In some areas, the situation is worse today than in the past. In other areas, there have been improvements. We will recognize the latter, and be critical of the former. |
There is a very real sense among Americans that our trading partners - China, in particular - do not play by the rules. |
These people need help. They need to know Congress is doing something, too. |
This is a big victory for drug dealers, |
This is absurd. This is irresponsible. I strongly urge senators to consider what they're doing here tonight in supporting this amendment because, in a word I do not use lightly, this is an outrage. |