This is an important issues that requires a much more dignified response from this Congress than what it is getting on the floor today, |
Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. |
Tom DeLay has not even engaged in a formal vote count, |
trying to fit the president's details into our principles, and it's a very difficult fit to be made. But I think we can get there. |
Until we receive your commitment to follow through on their rhetorical offerings, we shall not treat these overtures as serious and will continue our efforts to force action on the daily floor proceedings until such time as we secure your personal confirmation on a fair and timely consideration on this important matter. |
We can't be constrained to the $1.6 trillion package that the Bush people put together a year ago...we can do more. |
We discovered that Elvis had left the building, |
We don't believe the Senate can sustain a filibuster, ... Any Democrat that wants to vote against the estate tax is certainly welcome to do so. |
We should not say to our sons and daughters, if you fall in love, and if you should marry, we will punish you, ... We should bring and end to that. |
We will divide the four questions into separate votes and barring any parliamentary antics, it should be completed Thursday evening or perhaps Friday morning, |
We will set aside more money for Social Security than what the president did in his budget; there's not a doubt about it. |
We will wait until we can have a clear understanding that we will pass a law that will help families, |
We're going to continue to insist we can do more, ... You have ample room for tax reductions that are larger. |
We're going to have a tax cut, ... Today's American family is overtaxed at all levels. |
We're not at liberty to tell you anything that was said in there. If I tell you I'd have to kill ya, and I don't want to do that, |