Trent Lott

For us to continue to limit the purchase of health insurance to the State one lives in makes no sense.

What is the possible explanation for that, or justification? I wish I knew. I think many years ago we didn't have a good regulatory structure for insurance. It was provided to the States. But clearly health insurance is an interstate…

I have not advocated cutting children. I advocate covering the children who are now covered and making sure we cover the children we have committed to. What I am opposed to is the ever increasing income level and number of children and…

Everything we are doing to ourselves, we might as well do that too. That would be fine with me. If we could control the growth of this program, I would be more than glad to help pay for it.

Well, if I can respond, I have a solution. Let's cut that. Maybe we are not entitled to that.

The amendment would say that the States have to take into consideration the gross income of the family, not including certain so-called income disregards. That is the way we talk in Washington, but to the average man and woman, what are we…

If anybody in America likes where we are with illegal immigration, and legal immigration, if they think what we have now is good or tolerable, fair or responsible, then, fine, let's try to kill this bill--kill it with amendments, kill it…

Do we have the courage, tenacity and the ability to get anything done anymore? If we can't do this, we ought to vote to dissolve the Congress and go home and wait for the next election.

The American people view him as a strong leader. But some of his positions on issues that obviously are going to come out, social issues, are going to be a problem for him, with a critical base within the Republican primary.

I say to the Senator, I hear a lot of talk in this Chamber on both sides of the aisle about how we do worry about deficits and getting spending under control and getting some further disclosure or limits on earmarks. Some of that I do not…

Why do you think it is necessary to have four bites at this apple? I am inclined to give Presidents a chance to send up a rescission list. I think it should have a vote. I think it should be an expedited procedure. I like the fact that if…

Was there language in the Supreme Court that indicated this sort of thing might solve their constitutional reservations?