The gimmickry in this bill is enough to make an Enron executive blush. |
The horrific tragedy [Tuesday] is another illustration of the need to do an array of things, |
The most important piece of this package is unemployment and health benefits for unemployed workers, ... Nothing more important. |
The most important thing for us right now is to ensure that the country's security is back, ... Once that feeling of confidence is back, we think the economy will come back a lot in and of itself. |
The new compromise appears to have the votes, so we will vote on it, |
The new Republican leader in the Senate must do more now than merely disavow Sen. Lott's words, |
The only leverage we have is the [continuing resolution], |
The only reason I would hold out the option is that if the House does bring witnesses, I would certainly support the White House bringing witnesses as well, |
The only thing real that they had that had any relationship to a budget was a tax plan that the majority leader introduced, and now that's even in doubt, ... Now it appears that they're pulling that back, so I'm not sure what's real and what isn't from the Republican perspective. |
The only thing taken off the table -- I think on a bipartisan basis -- is the utilization of the Social Security trust fund, |
The president and his advisers must accept that continued legal jousting serves no constructive purpose, |
The president began to make his case to us today, |
The president has yet to make that case and show what direct evidence there is to invade Iraq at this time, |
The president told me about it, and I agree, ... It's unfortunate, but there's no choice. Some people just can't resist talking. |
The president was very candid as he laid out what he expects to talk about tonight, ... And I think it's fair to say that there is a great deal of mutuality in our agendas. |