Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must.

Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns.

Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people.

You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.

That is, while we believe that cost-benefit analysis is an important tool to inform agency decision making, the results of the cost-benefit analysis do not trump existing law

And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC

We're hoping for the best, but we need to prepare for the worst.