The thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument... an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda.

The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.

I work with the president almost on a daily basis. I was with him until 6:30 last night. I'll be with him Thursday morning. We talk every day.

The US condones violence in El Salvador.

I have a very strong record on the Environment in the United States Senate.

Vietnam is a jungle. You had jungle warfare. Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, you have sand. [There is no need to worry about a protracted war because] from a historical basis, Middle East conflicts do not last a long time.