We think a 10 percent across-the-board cut assigns about 80 percent of the benefits to the top 20 percent of taxpayers. We'd much rather prefer targeted tax cuts that really go to people who need that tax cut for a particular reason, |
We walked to demonstrate our deep displeasure at the action of the majority party; they disregarded the clear will of the majority of the American people, |
We'll have an investigation in the Congress, ... We should. You should, after any war, review what happened, what the intelligence was and whether things were done right. |
We're losing a number of Capitol Police who are going to other law enforcement jurisdictions and operations, in part because of the time commitment here and, in part, because there are a lot of new opportunities, unfortunately, in the security field, |
We're talking about education, we're talking about school construction... You can't get smaller class size with just teachers, you need the buildings, |
We're the leaders and we've got to lead. And you lead by example. And you lead by working with people that we haven't worked so well with together in the past, |
We've got the biggest army on the ground. And we've connected with voters out here ... People are ready to go today. I was all over the state yesterday. We've got lots of excitement. |
We've got to give people confidence to go back out and go to work, buy things, go back to the stores -- get ready for Thanksgiving, get ready for Christmas, ... Get out and be active, participate in our society. |
Well I think the meeting is a sign of trust ... I thought there was a lot of good positive developments. I don't have any concern about our ability to work together. We just need to get on it and get it done and start making progress. |
What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both. |
While Dean counts the Vermont prescription drug program as an accomplishment, the truth is he put it on the chopping block four separate times. When the chips were down and Dean had to choose between balancing the budget and cutting prescription drugs for seniors, Governor Dean chose budget gamesmanship. That is not the type of president I would be. |
Why would we want to keep a tax cut that's failed? Why would we not want to go back to the Clinton tax code? And why would we not want to help every family more with a health-care plan like mine? Let's help average people. Let's be Democrats. |
will cause the parties, and the court, to go back and see if they can come up with an appropriate, sensible agreement. |
would be an insult to Democratic voters. |
You can't go on, it shouldn't have happened. We've got to come back and start over again and write a good bill, |