I think we really need to have is the same kind of safeguards for the whole system that I believe we put in place in my office. |
I think we'll have the votes next week, |
I will continue to work aggressively in the next few hours and days to build on these commitments and to reach out to each of my colleagues, seeking their support for the vision of smarter, not bigger government that is accountable to the people who send us here. |
I´m confident that a full examination of the facts in this case will clear Tom´s name and return him to his position as majority leader in the House. |
I'm not at all shy about reaching out to people on the outside, ... You don't do that only by looking at what resources are available to you in the building. |
I'm the whip, ... We've had 50-plus straight victories, so any time we can't go to the floor the day we are supposed to go to the floor, I don't see that as a victory for me. |
If anybody can count votes in the House, I can count votes in the House. |
If you were in the leadership, how long would you want someone around telling you what to do? |
It's fair to say the White House has made the case -- both the president and the vice president -- that the McCain amendment is harmful, |
It's no more difficult to file an ethics charge than it ever was. |
It's not easy to fill the gap left by Tom DeLay but all of our team is going to come together like we've never come together before, |
It's not easy to fill the gap, ... I think, largely because of his effectiveness as a leader, he became a target. |
It's pretty easy to criticize leadership. |
Knowing what is going to happen next year is going to be helpful in coming to a conclusion this year, |
Members when it comes time to vote often have to balance where they are on one issue with where they might be on a handful of other issues, ... I'm not prepared to give up on ANWR yet. |