We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.

I do not think it is an exaggeration at all to say to my friend from West Virginia [Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former Ku Klux Klan recruiter] that he would have been a great senator at any moment. . . . He would have been right during the great conflict of civil war in this nation.

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

I am an advocate... of public financing for years. That is the one way to get money out of politics. I believe that would be what we ought to be doing.

When the Chinese told Google that they had to block sites or they couldn't do [business] in their country, they managed to figure out how to block sites.

Over my 24 years in the Senate, Jim, I've never voted against anyone because of their substantive views.

Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.