Edward Kennedy

we want to look to the future.

Otis has a new lease on life. The revised report means the base will continue, but with new missions that will give it a strong future role in protecting the security of the Commonwealth and the region.

Come out of the rose garden.

We don't intend to give up or give in.

We cannot have a government which is going to manipulate intelligence information. We've got to get to the bottom of it, ... Meet the Press.

If port security is not a top priority for our own government, how can we expect it to be a priority for a foreign government We cannot risk contracting out our national security.

The flaws in the intelligence are plain enough in hindsight,

I hope we can come together as Americans to deal with this issue. It is that spirit we hope to capture.

further tarnished the White House.

The House bill has a provision which would effectively dismantle Medicare.

Sen. Ashcroft has a deeply disturbing record on issue after issue of vital importance to millions of Americans.

It's important that at the hearings, whenever they come, we ought to be assured that the information that we've requested as well is available to us.

there are real and serious reasons to be deeply concerned about Judge Roberts' record.

Based on the record available, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that Judge Roberts's view of the rule of law would include as paramount the protection of basic rights.

With Justice O'Connor committing to stay until her replacement is named, we can and should remain focused first on protecting our citizens who need help the most,

During Senator Ashcroft's quarter-century of public service, he has taken strong positions on a range of important issues in the range of the Justice Department, ... Unfortunately and often he has used the power of his high office to advance his personal views in spite of the law of the land.

I am disappointed that FDA waited until this late hour to address a legal question that could and should have been resolved months ago.

There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud.

She was the most beautiful rose of all.

We are giving assurance to the American families that help is on its way.

My own position is I don't think we ought to abandon schools by taking money away from public schools in order to save them. And that's been my position for some period of time,

I think they should be given time,

in what now seems a very different and distant time.

The question is, whether this was brought to you -- and when did you know When did you know it You gave us a laundry list in your presentation on it. I'm trying to find out because it's been published that you were notified about this a series of times and advised to do something about it and nothing was done.

By some measures, we've matched or surpassed where HBC is today.