John Ensign Quotes (27 Quotes)

I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country.

Senator Kerry voted to undermine the troops in the field, and that is not only inexcusable, it is reprehensible.

We know what we did was right and fine and within ethics rules, and we wanted a stamp of approval from the Ethics Committee.

Why can't DFW compete like San Francisco does with Oakland, like Miami does with Fort Lauderdale, and like Chicago O'Hare does with Midway?

There are times, I think, in political life that you have opportunities to do things, and I think that we are at such a time right now.

Our staff over the next couple months will be looking at the Healthy Forests Initiative to figure out how we can do this,

We all have a commitment to this and we need to keep our eye on the ball,

The time has come to put an end to the practice of slaughtering horses in America,

I respect him. I disagree with him on a lot of issues, and we fight for what we believe in on our various issues. But we never attack each other personally, we give each other space when we disagree, and it works out very, very well.

The possibility of endangering Nevadans will never happen under my watch. I will do everything I can to protect the safety and welfare of our citizens.

Human beings crave freedom at their core.

Until we can fully grasp the extent of corruption and fraud involved in the administration of the Oil-for-Food program, and until the United Nations decides to cooperate in the investigation, no American taxpayer dollars should go to the United Nations.

It was the Republican Congress that overhauled the way the IRS does business and exposed their abuses and intimidation tactics,

We as a Congress, need to get a better handle on the money being spent,

The people of Iraq realize that a stable, successful, democratic Iraq can only come about if average Iraqis are willing to sacrifice to build it.

For America's economic future to remain prosperous, we must encourage pro-growth policies so that we continue to be the leader in innovation and entrepreneurship.

We want to make sure those people who were affected by these catastrophic storms get the aid they need, ... but that we make some sacrifices elsewhere so we don't pass this enormous bill on to our children.

The act of voting by ordinary Iraqis in the face of extreme danger confirms President Bush's belief that people around the globe, when given a chance, will choose liberty and democracy over enslavement and tyranny.

The election in Iraq clearly demonstrates that Iraqi people are like people everywhere. They desire to create a future in an environment that is safe and allows them to reach their full potential as human beings, whatever that potential may be.

He was acting as an advocate at the time, that's a different role than as a judge,

Medical liability reform is not a Republican or Democrat issue or even a doctor versus lawyer issue. It is a patient issue.

The Appropriations Committee in the Senate is out of control, out of control on spending.

Too many members of Congress are too involved in grabbing what they can for their states or districts without enough emphasis on overall fiscal restraint for the sake of the nation as a whole. We need a new era of fiscal sanity. I am not willing to subject my children and grandchildren to the level of debt that Congress has created.

There were many proposals that violated environmental laws. Things the president was trying to do to speed up the process. Yucca Mountain is in trouble by itself. The good thing about this legislation is that they don't have any fast track authority to move it through the congress.

It is irresponsible to set an arbitrary cap on how much therapy a Medicare beneficiary can receive. It ignores the health needs of our senior population - especially the oldest and sickest.

That's past history. Southwest Airlines won that argument in the courts.

His voting record until 1997 is one of supporting the repository, and he voted to make Nevada the sole repository site for waste, ... Nevadans deserve more than efforts to scare and mislead them.