He's done a great job for us. We're fortunate to have someone who's a leader in Congress and has direct access to the president.

The administration will push very hard to get the deal through the US Congress. This is the last psychological barrier that is waiting to be dismantled.

That's just not the appropriate venue for that, ... The appropriate venue for that is in front of Congress in the normal defense authorization and appropriations process. It's ironic that the Department of Defense is actually using a law established by Congress to keep Congress out of the process.

It would be unconscionable for Congress to adjourn without providing urgently needed help for those who need fuel assistance this winter.

One of the few positive results of the Vietnam War is the irresistible momentum it gave Congress thirty-four years ago to pass legislation lowering the voting age to 18.

Congress can't do much more damage to us than they already have. To this extent we're liberated to do what is right. ... Our successors will be living in a nightmare if we don't do what is right.