Quotes by Frank Lautenberg

Anybody who has ever been in business, anybody who has ever paid bills, anybody who has ever lived in a serious adult life knows that indebtedness is a killer.

Flip-flopping is kind of an easy thing to identify. During a recent convention, we heard an irate Senator make an angry speech declaring that it is not what you say but, rather, what you do that counts. You flip-flop when you make promises and fail to fulfill them.

Having members of the Bush administration actually sit down and discuss counter terrorism with the very countries that support terrorists is absurd.

I had hoped to hear the President tonight tell the Congress and the American people exactly how he plans to tackle some of the important issues facing this country, unfortunately I did not.

I say I don't need a tax cut. It will not do me any more good. I can't buy more, I can't eat more, I can't do more, and I want it distributed among the ordinary people who work every day.

One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless.

President Bush uses a lot of broad language and imagery when he speaks. It makes him sound determined and decisive, but when you get behind that facade and look at the actions, you see flip-flop. Make no mistake about it, George W. Bush knows exactly what flip-flopping is. It takes one to know one.

So the effect of this Republican provision to allow doctors to be gagged from even discussing abortion with their patients is outrageous.

The other side cannot beat us with the strength of their ideas. They are resorting to the same tactics they used against Senator Daschle--personal attacks on family members and attacks on character. This is shameless behavior.

The President should spend his time going after the terrorists rather than sharing sensitive counter terrorism information with countries that sponsor terrorism.