Let Me Tell You, The First President

Unfortunately The Republican Tax Cut Will Deny Important Revenues To Many States Facing Their Own Deficits. This Will Create Greater Pressure For Higher State And Local Taxes.

If I Read This To You And Did Not Tell You That It Was An Fbi Agent Describing What Americans Had Done To Prisoners In Their Control, You Would Most Certainly Believe This Must Have Been Done By Nazis, Soviets In Their Gulags Or Some Mad Regime - Pol Pot Or Others - That Had No Concern For Human Beings.

We Have A Long Way To Go, Some Tough Issues Ahead Of Us, And I'm Sure There Will Be Some Obstacles In The Path ... But The Good Faith Effort That's Being Put Into This Absolutely Is Encouraging To Me And Gives Me Hope.

We Can't Do Much About Ensuring That The Homeland Is Safe If Our Local Police And Sheriffs' Departments Don't Have The Personnel They Need To Keep Our Streets And Neighborhoods Secure.

If You're Not Comfortable With Delay, Frustration And Impatience, Get Out Of The Senate. It's The Nature Of The Institution, But I Think We've Taken It To An Art Form.