We're not going to give. We fought very hard to get to this point, ... A meaningful patients' bill of rights is one of the most important things the American people want us to do. |
We're not supportive of getting away from the basic Medicare construct, |
We're prepared to go to the debate. We understand that the votes may not be there. We are virtually locked out of any Republican support, in large measure because they appear to be making this a party-line test vote, |
We're still troubled by the CBO analysis that we're using Social Security trust funds, at least $19 billion, |
We're talking about transporting roughly 70,000 metric tons of deadly waste from nuclear facilities in 39 states across our nation's highways, railways and waterways to Yucca Mountain, |
We've finally gotten rid of the deficit, and they're hell-bent on bringing it back, |
We've got to rise to a higher level, |
We've tried all the voluntary options, ... They have all failed. We know what we've got to do. |
Were it not for the fact that we demonstrated good faith today, we would not be able to demonstrate good faith when challenges and difficult circumstances arise. |
What happened on September 11th did not diminish our strength, ... It renewed it. |
what I think they truly are, harsh and right-wing, with absolutely no indication for an appreciation for compassion. |
What I'm going to do is talk to my colleagues a little bit. It was a very helpful briefing, and we were in a position to ask a lot of good questions, ... more to say about it later. |
What we need is just a clear understanding on all sides that we are not going to offer amendments, we are not going to be one-upping each other here, ... There are a lot of ways, rhetorically or legislatively that we might get into some sort of bidding war on statements that I think could be counterproductive. What we want is a simple opportunity for us to again reassert our strong support and our friendship with Israel. |
What we're offering is real jobs, real opportunity and real prosperity -- a plan that works for our country, |
When I was accused of being an obstructionist, there was a corresponding, a very significant increase in the number of issues that my family and I had to deal with. And I worry about that, |