There's a reason that they're saying Kerry is the No. 1 liberal in the Senate, it's because he is the No. 1 liberal in the Senate.

If we need a law passed, obviously we need the House of Representatives and the Senate to pass that bill and guess who to sign that bill -- the president of the U.S. -- so he's a real essential player.

I think I can speak for every Senator, saying that he or she ran for the Senate because we want to help make this a better place; that is, we want to help our States and help America.

We have good reason to believe the Senate will (pass the bill). This is a bipartisan bill.

In the bill that was introduced in the Senate, in the bill that I introduced along with some members, we preserve the tactical intelligence part of the equation, ... And so, I hope we can change their minds.

When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies