This may be the first budget in history that wasn't just dead on arrival -- it was dead before arrival.

We have chosen to be very prudent in my view, in taking only one [parliamentary option], that is to refuse to allow committees to meet beyond the first two hours, and will continue with that position so long as the Landrieu matter is still outstanding.

I think it's critical that the president lay out whatever evidence to suggest that [Saddam] poses a bigger threat than he did five years ago.

where I come from would earn a trip to the woodshed.

It's unjust and doesn't make good economic sense,

Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.