379 Quotes by Tom Daschle

This is an ongoing process, ... As we have said several times now, the president needs to make case not only to us but to the American people and to the international community, and that effort has now begun.

We have come up with a delicate, but yes, successful compromise. There is no question all 100 of us could go through this bill with a fine-tooth comb and cherry pick and find improvements... we've got a job to do, the clock is ticking and the work needs to get done.

Let us be clear, ... All Americans deserve a tax cut. But surely, the wealthiest among us should not get it at the expense of working families. There's a better way.

I believe all options ought to be on the table,

This is an issue that's very important to South Dakotans, ... We hope we can find a balanced bill.

We have an anticipated debt of $400 billion this year, and that's before the first dollar in whatever military action may be required will be expended, ... Without a question, this will exacerbate the debt and complicate our fiscal circumstances beyond anything, I would say, in history.

makes more explicit the purpose of the effort and ties down what it is we're authorizing the use of force for.

I believe he would have been a great United States senator, just as he was a great governor,

This is a time for our country to be united, even though we're divided on other matters,