Quotes Database

«His record here in Texas, it's been a bad one. Texas has the most toxic pollutants in the country. Houston, where I am this morning, now has the dirtiest air in America and it's affecting people's health.»

«It gives America's native ingenuity and private-sector entrepreneurship the help they need from government that will enable them to build a new century of progress and upward mobility for the American people.»

«I believe that it is the way to bring this trial to an earlier ending on a less partisan note that makes clear that though the president will not be removed from office -- which it's clear that he will not -- that the Senate does not intend to exonerate him or vindicate his behavior.»

«The flood of announcements from the major oil companies of yet another reminder that Connecticut consumers are being overwhelmed by massive increases in the costs of heating their homes and driving their cars. They need precisely the kind of relief that the legislation I introduced in December would provide ? a payment to each low-income and middle-class household and taxpayer, funded by a one-time windfall profits tax, to help them pay for the staggering increases in energy costs from last winter to this one.»

«Shortchanging vital investments in education and training, medical care and community development means that kids in Connecticut and across the country will suffer at school, families will have to scrape by to own homes and doctors and hospitals may have to think twice before providing care to senior citizens.»

«Like many Connecticut residents, they are worried about how they are going to meet rising health-care costs for their families. I urge management at Sikorsky to resume negotiations and do everything possible to reach an equitable settlement with the people who are the lifeblood of this company. This isn't about bashing anyone ? it's about trying to find reasonable ways to address what I think are understandable concerns.»

«Obviously, it did not pass the test.»

«We must ensure that the national nightmare that was Katrina never happens again.»

«My feelings went from concern to grief to anger, and then to embarrassment.»

«In some sense, not just the Gulf Coast was attacked but America's self-confidence.»