When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state, I say he is wrong.
I don’t expect people to agree with all my votes.
American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.
I think it’s scandalous that we haven’t done more to cure cancer.
There is no higher value in our society than integrity.
Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions.
My definition of winning at squash is playing and surviving, and I’ve never lost a match.
If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine.
When the students are occupied, they’re not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.
When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration.
When I’m asked about legacy, I say it’s too early to talk about legacy.
When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party.
Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy’s statement that sometimes party asks too much.
There is no doubt that our nation’s security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.
There are conspiracies all over the Senate floor on any day!
The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice – a pretty important position.
Stability means respecting precedents.
Pennsylvania is a very tough state; people don’t last long in Pennsylvania politics.
My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.
Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that they could all be cured, I do believe, if we had sufficient funding.