94 Quotes by Richard Gephardt

I think you can disagree with someone and still deeply respect them and like them, as I like the president and respect the president,

I think we've got to try our best to come together, to collaborate, try to move this budget in the right direction and get the country out of recession and start building stable, good jobs for American people.

I think we've got to stop parsing words and trying to be anything other than accurate about what this is, ... This is highly sophisticated material. It is small in size and it aerosolizes.

I think the most important thing in life, and certainly politics, is credibility, ... If you want to be credible, you have to be straightforward, and I think that was damaged.

It is a weekly, and now daily, drumbeat of rollbacks of hard-fought and hard-won progress to protect the air and the water and the wilderness and the environment of this country, ... This is the most alarming rollback in environmental efforts that we have ever seen.

I think there's a sense of urgency about getting this done and getting it done by next Tuesday when the president would have to start vetoing bills if it's not done,

Over the years, these huge contributions have come into the system and politics in most Americans' eyes today is more about money and big money than anything else, and it has to change,

Our plan will help families and businesses cut energy costs now, ... It will make America a world leader in energy efficiency, through our bottomless capacity in innovation and new technology to improve people's lives. We will create traditional and renewable sources of energy without sacrificing the environment and our children's future.

Our bill recognizes that we are in a period of economic uncertainty, so we give people immediate tax relief, which we think will help them get through this uncertain time,