Over my 24 years in the Senate, Jim, I've never voted against anyone because of their substantive views.
If you have got high-ranking officials reaching down five levels in the bureaucracy to drag an analyst up to their office to berate them and threaten their jobs because they don't like the conclusions about an intelligence matter, that, in my view, is dangerous.
Our strength and our security depends obviously on having a strong military, having a strong economy, and also on our ability to have willing allies and nations join us in common global efforts, the principal one today being terrorism.
I have supported nominees for cabinet-level positions in the Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II administrations with people who I have tremendous disagreements with on substantive matters, and I've always supported them.
For three decades, Democrats and Republicans worked together to make our environment better.
There was plenty of evidence that Saddam had nuclear weapons, by the way. That is not in dispute. There is plenty of evidence of that.
Low-income taxpayers deserve the same rights as everyone else. It was wrong of the IRS to target low-income taxpayers, and I am please by the decision to correct this unfair practice.
Eight more days and I can start telling the truth again
Those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who's going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake.
America's highways, roads, bridges, are an indispensable part of our lives. They link one end of our nation to the other. We use them each and every day, for every conceivable purpose.
As a world leader, America must be prepared to confront any challenge.
Entrenched bureaucracies are always opposed to fundamental changes.
Pell Grants are, and have been, critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.
Connecticut's first responders and defense workers work every day to help us achieve these goals.
We owe it to each other - and to our children and grandchildren - to leave our planet in a better state than when we found it.
Our seniors have worked long and hard to better the economy, raise families and serve their communities. They deserve to live independent and active lives in their golden years.
As the temperature drops, the need for heating oil goes up.
Working families need to know that we will work to protect their health needs, promote the development of safe, effective medicines, and guarantee patient rights.
I intend to fight to ensure that Connecticut workers have a level playing field when competing for jobs.
Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.
The world changed on September 11, 2001.
Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake.
A so-called 'blackout' is yet another gimmick, albeit a dangerous one, designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals.
