We are only asking for fairness. Let's embody that in an organizing resolution which we have agreed upon and allow the Republicans to have two votes on issues that we believe are good government and fundamentally fair. |
We can't go to the donor conference ... and ask countries around the world to contribute in the form of grants if we have just decided to send a bill to Iraq, thereby encumbering their oil, which is their only resource, to pay us back in the future, |
We had not been on good terms for years, and I think it was largely because of this issue, |
We need to strengthen and save Social Security for today's workers. If we don't act now, this system, born out of the New Deal, will become a bad deal. |
We ought to do it in a comprehensive way and not leave out some of the major players on the American political scene, |
We're not quietly killing it; we're proudly killing it. We're not apologizing for killing this unconstitutional bill. |
Well, there are a whole lot of reasons to justify the tax cut the president's been advocating. He just made another argument that, in a time of rising energy costs, this will help a vast number of Americans meet those higher costs. |
While one person alone may make little difference in comparison to the magnitude of this disaster, millions of individual acts of compassion, taking place all over the country, will go a long way to alleviate the suffering, |
You cannot create a level playing field; it is impossible, |
[But what about the continuing great economic news under Clinton? Lott offered kudos:] I agree that Bill and Al deserve a lot of credit, but I'm talking about Bill Gates and Alan Greenspan. ... I agree that Bill and Al are responsible for the prosperity we are currently enjoying across America. That's Bill Gates and Alan Greenspan. |
[Proponents -- mostly Democrats -- are threatening to tie up the Senate unless Lott schedules proceedings soon. The opponents?] Bring on the debate, ... We're ready for it. |