The issues and challenges surrounding nuclear non-proliferation are continuously evolving. They've changed dramatically at several junctures in recent memory.

Putting the budget ahead of the policy is the wrong way to do it. It’s too often the way it’s done in Washington.

I always wondered what hearing one’s own obituary might sound like, and I sort of feel like I may have just heard part of it at least.

By balancing the needs of families and employers, and by extending a safe haven to those fleeing persecution, our immigration policy serves its historic purpose. Freedom and opportunity is the cornerstone of American society, and immigrants continue to embody that freedom.

The information released today will only confirm that it was indeed a balanced plan that not only sought but included all viewpoints, ... It assures the American people that it was an open and appropriate process.

I don't think anybody should think we're out of the woods yet,

Instead of waiting until the shortages get so acute that prices go through the ceiling and people across America confront blackouts and other shortage-inspired problems, let's start on it now with the president's comprehensive plan and we can avoid those difficulties,

It will leapfrog the myths that stifle change, ... rejecting the notion that there is no middle ground between environmental protection regardless of the cost and energy exploration regardless of the impact.

It will focus on conservation as well as production.

The reserve is not there to simply try and change prices,