"The meeting was disappointing."
"We're trying to turn around six years of no oversight and no acting on behalf of America's consumers."
"Whatever our difference is, we owe it to the American people to find our common ground. Of course, we must stand our ground if we can't find it, but we must strive to find that common ground."
"The war in Iraq has made matters worse in the war on terrorism. Now into the fifth year of a failed policy, this administration should get a clue. It's not working."
"But make no mistake, Democrats are committed to ending this war and we hope to do so in unison with the president of the United States."
"The president wants a blank check. The Congress is not going to give it to him."
"The president vetoed the bill outright, and, frankly, misrepresented what this legislation does. This bill supports the troops. In fact, it gives the president more than he asked for, for our troops."
"In the last election, the American people called for a new direction. Nowhere were they more firm in that new direction being necessary than in the war in Iraq."
"This is an ethical issue. This isn't a political issue. I respect where the president is coming from on this. I wish he would respect where we are coming from, which is a reflection of where the Ameri..."
"It's a good idea to establish the facts, to hopefully build some confidence between us."
"The speaker says she's just following recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, which calls for constructive engagement with Syria to build an international consensus for stability in Iraq."