30 Quotes by Jim Jeffords

Those of us that stand in the middle of the political spectrum have an opportunity to do our job as we feel it should be done, and that's to moderate matters when they come to the final conclusion,

The president is again proposing a budget that does not adequately fund America's needs and includes new tax breaks that are likely to force disastrous cuts in urgent national programs, and create horrendous future deficits,

We know that it will be a tough fight given the economic pressures we are now facing, but I believe it is critical that our farmers get a fair price for their milk,

Right now the size of it, I think, is too high, so I would vote to cut it,

After careful review, I have concluded that there was such a failure that this was an intentional an illegal attempt to circumvent the law and that it was designed to benefit big energy companies at the expense of the public health.

The budget does not adequately fund important domestic programs, promotes tax cuts to the detriment of other priorities and does little to put our nation's fiscal house in order.

This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment.

This policy breaks that commitment, ... And it fails to acknowledge that we are responsible for emitting 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gasses. Under this policy our share would continue to grow.

I hope it will assist the Senate if the recess is available to the leaders to discuss and decide the numerous transition issues the Senate will face.