Arlen Specter Quotes - Page 3

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.

It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down.

It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote.

Pennsylvania is a very tough state; people don't last long in Pennsylvania politics.

I really do not make deals.

My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.

It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.

There are conspiracies all over the Senate floor on any day!

I've been in a lot of elections.

When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

'Never give in' was my mindset.

Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function.

I have not taken a position on that nuclear option. My view is I'm not going to do anything until I come to that bridge. I'm not going to jump off the bridge until I come to it

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other measures have proved inadequate.

I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider. The decider is a shared and joint responsibility.

We will submit legislation to the United States Senate which will...authorize the Congress to undertake judicial review of those signing statements with the view to having the president's acts declared unconstitutional.

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt.

I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.

We're all looking for a plan that will work. The current plan is not working, and 21,500 additional troops -- it's a snowball in July. It's not going to work.

Resolutions are flying like snowflakes around here.

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq - that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people.

Look, the president can discharge all 93 U.S. attorneys for no reason at all, but not for a bad reason.

Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.

Do you believe today that the right to privacy does exist in the Constitution?