This bill has one motivation -- payback by the Bush administration and the Republican leadership of the Congress to the powerful special interest of the National Rifle Association. |
This debate is certainly not over. |
This has been an issue that we've been raising for over two years. And during that time those at the end of the economic ladder have been falling further and further behind. |
This is a gateway drug. Smoking and nicotine is an addiction, and this is going right to the core, to the very young in our society. |
This is really a leap of faith, isn't it? ... There are those that took the leap in terms of the war, there were those who took the leap in terms of taxes and now they are being invited to take the leap again in terms of Judge Roberts . And I don't think I'm going to be among them. |
This new finding means an extra $49 billion in profits for drug companies, but the legislation still does nothing to reduce the exorbitant prices that drug companies charge. |
This program will prevent pension failures and the incredible suffering they cause for workers and retirees, |
This was a battle that needed to be fought. |
Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name - which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right. |
Today is an ominous day for the country, signifying a new low since Watergate in terms of openness and honesty in our government, |
Today, President Bush is faced with a decision that affects each and every American and has the potential to impact every facet of constitutional law and the freedoms this country was founded upon. |
Tom Menino has been championing this almost right since he got out of the cradle, ... No city wanted this more than Boston. In the end, I think they understood that. |
Unfortunately, Mr. Chairman, there are real and serious reasons to be deeply concerned about Judge Roberts' record. Many of his past statements and writings raise questions about his commitment to equal opportunity and the bipartisan remedies we have adopted in the past. |
use every tool in our arsenal to ensure that his nomination is rejected again this year. |
War should be a last resort, not the first response, |