I will stand sentry to support Medicare. I will stand sentry to make sure the promises made are promises kept. |
I won't stop there, ... I will continue to pursue getting the best advice possible. |
I'll be looking for some co-sponsorship in the House, and I hope to get at least part of it passed in September, but I think it's going to take at least 18 months to get all the way there, ... It will take this session and part of the next to get it all done. |
I'm shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right. |
I'm so proud of Maryland's firefighters, risking their lives to protect others, but we need to protect our protectors with the best equipment training and resources. |
If our American companies are strong at home and abroad, our American economy will be strong. And that's what I'm fighting for. |
It is essential that we have a safe and reliable servicing mission to Hubble, |
It will come up. It's too important for it not to. |
It's been one week since the vice president's chief of staff was indicted, and there are still very serious questions about how his White House misused and manufactured intelligence to sell and defend the war in Iraq , |
It's not his demeanor we're voting on. We're voting on what his judicial philosophy will mean for the court, |
Let's bring in someone who is a professional, |
no one can tell us why. |
Our children are our greatest resource. Our public policy must reflect our values. That means not just passing legislation to Leave No Child Behind, but funding those programs. Words must be backed by deeds to make sure all America's children - black and white, Latino and Asian have an equal chance to succeed. |
Our courts are charged with safeguarding the very principles America stands for: justice, equality, individual liberty. That courthouse door must always be open, and when someone walks through that door they have to find an independent judiciary. I want to be sure when somebody walks through that courthouse door they not only get a fair trial and a fair hearing, but they know that person providing it is the best of the best. |
Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market. |