I take great pride in the fact that I have lived in a Spanish-speaking country.

For three decades, Democrats and Republicans worked together to make our environment better.

Our seniors have worked long and hard to better the economy, raise families and serve their communities. They deserve to live independent and active lives in their golden years.

It cannot bring back and make whole those who suffered and died by a racist's criminal hand. But it can at least reaffirm our nation's commitment to seek the truth and make equal justice a reality.

We owe it to each other - and to our children and grandchildren - to leave our planet in a better state than when we found it.

If you have got high-ranking officials reaching down five levels in the bureaucracy to drag an analyst up to their office to berate them and threaten their jobs because they don't like the conclusions about an intelligence matter, that, in my view, is dangerous.

The war against terrorism will not be finished as long as he [Saddam Hussein] is in power.