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"As the Iraqi people better understand that Saddam Hussein and his regime are history, it is my hope that they will get behind the coalition effort to help them create a democratic government and rebuild their country."
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"The young in this country, and you fellows are young by my reckoning, have a right to be concerned about the course that our government, the Federal Government, is taking under President Bush."

"A government full of Democrats would rather have you be a Republican, and a government full of Republicans would rather have you be a Democrat, than have you oppose both."

"The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of control. They want something done about it."

"This is a government takeover of our healthcare system. It is the government basically running the entire healthcare system, turning large insurers into de facto public utilities, depriving people of choice, depriving people of options, raising people's prices, raising taxes when we need new jobs."

"I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions."

"Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one at any point has declared a coherent programme."

"I'm very confident that the solutions that we are developing are going to be effective not only in application in Iraq, but also will be very helpful for potential homeland security situations as well."

"Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we require."

"The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination."
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"There are going to be questions about what major oil companies are doing with all of the resources they're accumulating. They can't escape that."

"Hurricane Katrina exposed the harsh reality that we have been skating on thin ice when it comes to this country's energy concentrations on the Gulf Coast."

"Instead of begging OPEC to drop its oil prices, let's use American leadership and ingenuity to solve our own energy problems."

"There are growing concerns that oil companies are making too much in profits at the expense of consumers."

"I expect an energy bill to increase and diversify supply and stabilize energy prices - not drive up energy costs in one part of the country to subsidize energy in another region."

"We don't want crimes committed in New Mexico falling through the cracks. This legislation ensures that there is no area of our state where crimes can be committed without consequence."

"Obviously, overall infrastructure needs on the Southwest and Northern borders are mounting. We need a major push in Congress to remedy this."

"Today's gasoline prices are taking a severe toll on Americans' pocketbooks. Consumers are anxious."

"I have said democracy and freedom do not work too well if you are hungry, if you are starving."

"Small business in America is booming. The job creator in America, small business, is absolutely moving ahead."
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