“This is an issue for people's pocketbooks as well as the economy and national security.”
James Woolsey
“Making important energy policy that affects national security, the economy and public health is too important to be done behind the closed doors of a conference committee that avoids public hearings or the scrutiny of the full committees of each chamber. This is coming at a time when members of both parties are talking about their commitment to reform Congress to make their work more transparent and to curtail the influence of lobbyists.”
Mark Rodgers
“Mr DeLay is dedicated to growing our economy, protecting America's national security interests and reforming government. He has done so by developing a plan, raising funds to help elect colleagues who share his vision and then advocating achievement of those goals.”
Kevin Madden
“There's a human rights component. It involves national security, civil rights, the future of our economy ? a whole international and geopolitical component.”
Paul Ortiz
“A comprehensive national energy policy is critical to our nation's economy and our national security. Energy expenditures account for about 7% percent of our total economy and influence pricing in the much of the rest of the economy.”
Heather Wilson
“Our current course doesn't just threaten our future economy and quality of life, but also our long-term national security.”
David Walker
“The Clinton White House today said they would start to give national security and intelligence briefings to George Bush. I don't know how well this is working out. Today after the first one Bush said, 'I've got one question: What color is the red phone?'”
Bill Maher
