Pete Stark Quotations

Every American, regardless of their background, has the right to live free of unwarranted government intrusion. Repealing the worst provisions of the Patriot Act will reign in this gross abuse of power and restore to everyone our basic Constitutional rights.

It is time we had a defense budget that lives within its means, accounts for what is truly required in Iraq and provides the best possible support for all our troops.

You little fruitcake, you little fruitcake, I said you are a fruitcake.

We are a long way from getting back the jobs lost since President Bush took office.

Growth like this should be accompanied by rapid growth in jobs and wages, but neither has materialized this far into the recovery.

I think unleashing 3,000 smart bombs against the city of Baghdad in the first several days of the war... to me, if those were unleashed against the San Francisco Bay Area, I would call that an act of extreme terrorism.

Often the violence goes to children as well, ... That's pretty scary.

Concierge care is like a new country club for the rich, ... The danger is that if a large number of doctors choose to open up these types of practices, the health care system will become even more inequitable than it is today.

That money is being put into a fund that can be used for defense,

CMS felt compelled to release some details about plan offerings today because tomorrow plans will start bombarding beneficiaries with marketing materials,

Because the Iraq war is suppressing military enlistment, military recruiters are now using illegal and improper tactics to enlist soldiers.

The more debt we owe, the wealthier we are.

How much of Africa had been explored out of simple hatred?.

I think unleashing 3,000 smart bombs against the city of Baghdad in the first several days of the war to me, if those were unleashed against the San Francisco Bay Area, I would call that an act of extreme terrorism.

I'm an elderly gentleman. I haven't been in a fight involving bodily contact in 60 years. Look, I fall trying to put on my underwear in the morning.

If a bill to ban handguns came to the house floor, I would vote for it.