Tonight, you are hearing from the Democratic women of the Senate... We stand together on so many issues: economic prosperity, quality education for all, protecting a woman's right to choose.
President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how.
Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources.
We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world - we need to make them accessible to every American.
Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health reform done. We cannot wait another day.
With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee has changed his past views. It's not good enough to think, 'This is the best we can expect from this president'.
