In the middle of a recession, where we're just climbing out of it, where the economy -unemployment is still at 9.7 percent, the idea of raising taxes and reducing spending is a prescription for disaster.
Just talk to me as a father - not what the Constitution says. What do you feel?
The moral disapprobation of society has an impact on behavior in societies.
No nation should threaten its neighbors by massing troops along the border.
When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him to be able to use the forces.
I was not an activist.
The Recovery Act is working, but it's going to continue to work. It's not over. A lot's going to happen this summer. And even after the summer, there's more to come with the act.
Well, I was 29 years old when I came to the United States Senate, and I have learned a lot.
My recollection is - and I'd have to confirm this - but I don't recall paying any money to go to law school.
No matter how you cut it, this real debate on personal accounts is about the legitimacy of Social Security; it's not about the solvency of Social Security.
Anyone who's traveled with me to Afghanistan knows why I love this book: 'War,' by Sebastian Junger.
Unions did in fact build the middle class. And here's what that did. That built the United States of America as we know it.
No one doubts that innocent men, women and children have been the victims of chemical weapons attacks in Syria. And there's no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in Syria: the Syrian regime.
Most Americans think there's already universal background checks. They don't understand why there wouldn't be a background check to purchase a weapon.
I've been really, really fortunate.
Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we squandered an obvious opportunity to make service a noble cause again, and rekindle an American spirit of community.
Other than being crazy enough to press a button, there is nothing that Putin can do militarily to fundamentally alter American interests.
The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there.
When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened.'
Putin sought to keep Ukraine weak through corruption.
In my neighborhood, when you've got something to say to a guy, you look him in the eye and you say it to him.
Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.
This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.
My father used to have an expression. He'd say, 'Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community.'
The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.
Corruption is just another form of tyranny.
There used to be an old bad joke. I hope it's not so much a good joke anymore. 'Everybody's from Scranton; no one's in Scranton.'
The United States supports a strong, united Ukraine with productive and peaceful relationships with both the East and the West, with both Russia and Europe.
The Qataris have cut off support for the most extreme elements of terrorist organizations.
If you need more than 10 rounds to hunt, and some argue they hunt with that many rounds, you shouldn't be hunting. If you can't get the deer in 3 shots, you shouldn't be hunting. You are an embarrassment.
The only thing I know is I ain't changing my brand. I know what I believe. I'm confident in what I know. And I'm gonna say it. And if folks like it, wonderful. If they don't like it, I understand.
Innovation can only occur where you can breathe free.
Foreign policy is like human relations, only people know less about each other.
I'm not big on flak jackets and tie-dyed shirts. You know, that's not me.
We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line. Don't forget it.
I ran for the Senate six times. And one of the things I know about Senate races off years and on races, and on years, the same as governor's races, is it's all local. It all gets down to what the specific issues in that - in that district or that state is.
