8 Quotes by Timothy Roemer

Fs and Ds and incompletes aren't the American ideal and the American standard of excellence, not when it comes to protecting our people. We can do better. We must do better than that.

has talked about well-intentioned reform but has not delivered it.

We should not go down the slippery slope of what other countries might do to terrorize detainees.

We've had our first test, and we've failed miserably,

The White House and the Congress took off with the baton . . . but they haven't finished running the race. The fundamental job of the government is to protect and defend its citizens, and at this point, the United States is still very vulnerable.

This kind of grade -- unfulfilled, insufficient, minimal progress -- those grades are failing grades ... That is an unacceptable response.

It is time for the White House and the Congress to protect the American people.

The federal government's response to this natural disaster has been inexcusable, ... They should form a commission to look into the mistakes.