“It all portends a very rocky start to 2006 for the administration because the concerns are increasingly bipartisan.”
Bruce Cain
“The message I heard this morning, ... was a plea -- a very strong bipartisan plea that he take this issue to the American people and to the Congress in a straight up, forthright way for all of us to debate it and for our country to understand it.”
Larry Craig
“I'm cautiously optimistic. I think we can see a path to a bipartisan bill.”
John Rother
“I believe we can have a strong bipartisan bill in the next session,”
Edward Kennedy
“This matter was examined fully by the bipartisan Silberman-Robb commission, and the president acted on their broad recommendations to reform our intelligence apparatus.”
Frederick Jones
“I think that the bipartisan manner, however, you've conducted this impeachment trial is a welcome change from the events of the last year, ... We ask only that you give this case, and give this country, the constitutional stability and the political sanity which this country deserves.”
David Kendall
“[On the other side of the aisle, Daschle (D-South Dakota) said Tuesday he wants to find a bipartisan way to expedite the proceeding against Clinton.] I think that the window is going to close here very shortly, ... I don't think we have many days in which to come to some closure here in terms of the procedure itself. I am hopeful that we can do it this week.”
Tom Daschle