"we are so concerned that opinions overtake facts, and the next thing you know you are making decisions based on an insight but not really sound scientific evidence."
"I have to say of all the nominees by the President for his Cabinet or for White House appointments that I have interviewed, Dr. Lubchenco is the most engaging and qualified."
"I look forward to working with you and with NOAA when we deal with these issues that affect my State or really our region."
"I had a veteran in my office this morning, a Purple Heart veteran, by the way, who had a 9:30 appointment."
"ACLI thanks Senators Kohl, Bingaman and Isakson for their bi-partisan sponsorship of S. 2832, the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act."
"I want to commend you on the talk about open space and green space and reforestation."
"What's going on in Darfur is unacceptable, and we need to get that fully operational and working."
"I really appreciate what past administrations have done to use either the right to abstain or the right to veto resolutions."
"Hopefully, this may be the opportunity that the U.N. can be strong in forging a meaningful cease fire."
"It is very important that we see to it that that is a seamless transition."
"Because there are times that States' self-interest actually can use the law to its advantage to not do something because the victim is downstream getting penalized."