We will recover. And we will rebuild. And the Congress will work in a bipartisan fashion to see to it that the work ahead of us is done right.

Let's dispense with the notion that Congress can punish the president either by a so-called censure or by a fine or any other punishment, ... Such a deal is unconstitutional, and anyone who believes in that kind of deal believes not in the rule of law, but the rule of man, and needs to read the Constitution.

orchestrate a conspiracy to intimidate members of Congress by using their past lives.

We should never stop working to bring freedom to Cuba, Congress should take no step that inadvertently strengthens the Castro regime and compromises our campaign against terror.

Some people say it will take another miracle for this Congress and administration to find a way to work together. As we begin this historic Congress, let us resolve that we will work in good faith with each other to do the people's business. That is our pledge from this side of the aisle,

Under no circumstances will I vote to spend one penny of the Social Security trust fund on anything but Social Security,