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

Our nation's children are our greatest asset and our most precious treasure.

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.

A so-called 'blackout' is yet another gimmick, albeit a dangerous one, designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals.

Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

There is no question that Iraq possesses biological and chemical weapons and that he [Saddam Hussein] seeks to acquire additional weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. That is not in debate. I also agree with President Bush that Saddam Hussein is a threat to peace and must be disarmed, to quote President Bush directly.

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.