Trent Lott: “I would like to ask our colleagues on both sides of the aisle to be very cautious about amendments we do at this time…”

I was accused of being a compromiser or a deal-maker. I didn't know those were dirty words.

My recommendation to the Congress and to the president would be, quit campaigning, quit having press conferences. Sit down at a round table and negotiate a deal.

First of all, there's going to be an election and the numbers will be different come this fall. And you're going to need leadership from the President and from the leaders in the Congress.

I was always a conservative Republican and I had very strong beliefs about certain things we should or should not do. But also thought that I was sent to Washington by the people of my state not to make a statement but to make a difference…