Rush Holt Quotations

If Osama bin Laden is still Public Enemy No. 1, we have a challenge to find him among Pashto-speaking people whose nuances we're poorly prepared to interpret.

We think everybody is anxious and uncertain. We want to minimize uncertainty, ... We want to make sure people aren't reacting based on rumor. We want to learn from people what they need to know.

I would say the president has the power to help us get to the bottom of this matter. And we in Congress want to do this not so much for what has happened but to prevent such a thing from happening again.

We have an oversight responsibility regardless of what criminal investigations may or may not be under way.

We are not eliminating anything including possible court action.

Each day that this debate goes on, education is losing ground.

tenets of critical thinking ... are weakened in our classrooms, we weaken our nation.

Apparently there are those in the Pentagon who don't appreciate the work of Fort Monmouth, which is excellent and of the highest military value. There is a sense in the Pentagon that research and development can be purchased off the shelf.

They are trying to close the window on Fort Monmouth, but have left it open a crack.

Home heating assistance is necessary for many New Jerseyans to keep their homes warm this winter. Congress needs to act now in order to avoid a crisis.

Heating costs are rising and the temperature is falling,

The CIA, FBI and other agencies have made some progress in identifying and hiring foreign language experts. But the pipeline doesn't really exist. They're drawing from an almost nonexistent pool,