Nevada Democrat
Nevada Democrat
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I must resolve my doubts in favor of the American people whose rights would be in jeopardy if John Roberts turns out to be the wrong person for the job.
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I can't imagine that we could have a sea of 11,000 mobile homes sitting there, rotting, while people around the country can't find a place to live.
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I look forward to consulting with the president on the O'Connor seat. Justice O'Connor has been a voice of moderation and reason on the court and should be replaced by someone who, like her, embodies the fundamental American values of fairness, liberty and equality.
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There was a discussion of names. It was mainly our suggesting names to him and talking about names to him. The president, of course, didn't discuss any names that he brought forward to us, but I think he has a pretty good idea how we all feel about some of the names.
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This is really good news for every American. Checks and balances have been protected.
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If he were actually committed to comprehensive immigration reform, he would have stopped his own party from filibustering it twice last week.
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Mr. President, liberty and security are not contradictory.
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The one question I ask throughout all this: Where is President Bush? On an issue which is this important, I haven't seen his congressional liaison working the halls. I haven't seen them here.
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During this past year, passenger complaints were up 75 percent. In the first four months (of this year), they are up 115 percent over last year.
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Everything that he's done is just the opposite of what he has said.
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I believe it is essential that we hold both the intelligence agencies and senior policy-makers accountable.
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Since 9/11, we have spent only $500 million to secure our mass transit system. That's a sum we spend every three days in Iraq.
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It's almost Orwellian: Everything that he's done is just the opposite of what he has said.
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We're willing to work through these amendments. If they want to have these votes, we'll have the votes.