"95 percent of working Americans have seen their paychecks increase because of the Make Work Pay tax credit."
"I believe that much has been accomplished since the Recovery Act was passed."
"The Recovery Act is also helping families through these tough times with extended unemployment insurance."
"The Federal Government does not award grants to individuals to pay personal expenses or bills."
"I am not making this up, and I know that those grants do not go for leisure travel, do they?"
"We need to make sure that the money is getting out the door and stimulating the economy in a much more direct way."
"The Tamil people there have been indiscriminately killed, disappeared, kidnapped, raped, and otherwise persecuted."
"I'm going to stick with my gut feeling, and my gut tells me that I should take a chance on Senator Obama."
"I was pleased to read reports yesterday of Senator Biden's pledge that the incoming administration will not withdraw troops in a manner that will threaten Iraqi security."
"I continue to believe that acquisition reform at DOD is critical."
"I believe we need a comprehensive civil-military plan, backed by the troops and resources necessary to implement it, in order to prevail in Afghanistan."
"Fully consistent with acquisition reform, we must continue to demand complete elimination of earmarks, and transparency into congressionally-directed changes."