“In reality this is a political exercise in futility, ... Who in this chamber would truly believe that the president would sign legislation to repeal his own administration's rule?”
“Those who seek to criticize this legislation under the guise of environmental concerns have it backwards as the use of the authority is specifically to protect public health,”
“the best way we can support our troops is to keep them out of Kosovo, out of a protracted war that, in my opinion, we are not going to end up winning.”
“I'd like to have the American people solidly behind the president. But again, if the president has to do it, he has to do it. And that's what leadership is all about.”