I think that there is an implication here, as they've done throughout this debate on Iraq, that if you oppose the president, your patriotism ought to be questioned, ... Meet the Press.
I think there has to be a debate; there has to be some good discussion, ... There has to be some opportunity for the people to be heard. ... Congress needs to be equal and full partners in this discussion, and ultimately in the decision.
There are other ways to spend that money, ... In our view, all of these issues are relevant to the debate on the marriage penalty.
We feel very strongly that this wasn't the approach in which we would have chosen to debate this incredibly important issue, ... We are having to deal with very unfair and very unfortunate circumstances, so we will present our case through the amendment process.
Domestically, I think we spent the most amount of time talking about what do we do with the surplus, which is an unusual situation for us, to be able to have a good debate about the surplus,
indicated that he's not really looking for a victory. He just wanted to have a debate.
Their legislation actually creates a singles penalty that I believe will be the subject of further debate ... their amendment lopsidedly favors those at the very top of the economic scale at the expense of the middle class,