John Chafee Quotations

I think that it would be pretty hard to do this -- the censure route --without ... talking at all with the White House, the people who are going to be censured,

Overshadowing all has been the president's reckless, tawdry behavior, coupled with misleading statements that have undermined the dignity of the presidency, and brought about a divisive and unpleasant chapter in our history.

Now is certainly not the time for Congress to embark on massive tax cuts or spending programs predicated on revenues we have not yet received. Caution, not exuberance, should be our fiscal motto.

The momentum that we were building toward consensus on a child care bill ... has sputtered out, ... It's going to take a stronger and much more active push from the White House to get the proverbial ball rolling again.

It's a shame. So in September, we'll be exactly where we are now, which seems to me to be a real pity.

The world must understand that the responsibility for these military strikes lies not with the United States or its allies, but at the doorstep of Slobodan Milosevic.... Our diplomats, together with those of our British, French and German allies, have gone the extra mile to give Serbia the opportunity for peace. President Milosevic has chosen military confrontation instead.

by increasing the cost of a pack of cigarettes much more -- closer to $1.50 per pack over 24 months. ... We need to give teen smokers a jolt to get them to kick the habit -- a significant price hike in a very short period of time.

You need the House, you need the Senate and you need the administration. And absent one of them, you're not going to get a heck of a lot done.

I do not think there should be a limit on the rig's liability, because they are sitting on top of unlimited amounts of oil, and thus, there could be an explosion occur that could do untold damage. ... The amount of damage that an offshore oil rig can do is infinite.

Caution, not exuberance, should be our fiscal motto.

I shortly will introduce legislation banning the sale, manufacture or possession of handguns (with exceptions for law enforcement and licensed target clubs)... . It is time to act. We cannot go on like this. Ban them!