Robert Torricelli Quotes (37 Quotes)


    Not every American will have Sen. Jeffords' opportunity to so profoundly affect the agenda of our country and the lives of so many working families, ... But every American has the opportunity to exercise moral courage and join the fight to improve our neighbors' lives and the quality of their communities.

    We actually called our bipartisan tax cut the October plan, because we believe that there's the makings here of a grand compromise, ... Face the Nation.

    The crimes committed on September 11 were not intended for them individually, ... This is a crime against America. They were targeted because of where they live and the nationality they held just like a soldier, just like a diplomat.

    I want Al Gore to win this election, But more than that, I want somebody to win this election. I would urge both Al Gore and George Bush to think of the country -- the continuity of government, its stability -- and avoid any collateral attacks on the process.

    There were no gifts. Everything is properly accounted for. I provided testimony and evidence to the committee... This was all stuff that was previously known.


    as close to a betrayal of the interests of the United States as I've ever witnessed in the United States Congress. It's unforgivable and reprehensible.

    The committee now finds itself in the position that after several months of preparation, having reviewed attendees at 102 coffees involving approximately 1,100 people over the scope of 18 months of the 1996 presidential campaign, we are left with the question of whether or not one or two people remember that there was a financial solicitation,


    Clearly this test the limits of constitutionality under First Amendment laws, ... I think it's very difficult to legally and constitutionally to say to third party groups that they can't spend their money the way they want to.

    a Democratic Senate prevents Republicans from privatizing Social Security, so that no American has to live with doubt about their retirement.

    Costs are threatening to ruin them financially and put them out of business.

    I begin this hearing by simply suggesting to my colleagues, this is problem that we Americans in some measure brought upon ourselves, ... The American campaign finance system has been an accident waiting to happen.

    This administration gave the Tehran government another chance ... and they don't deserve any more chances. It's time to bring that government to an end.

    Scaling back the campaign finance reform bill may get more Republicans aboard, but it leaves many of us who have been involved in the reform movement for years in believing that we are doing something and accomplishing nothing,

    I can't see where there is anywhere left to move. If you don't have a recount it's hard to receive any more votes.

    There is a heavy burden to meet before we're going to allow that to happen, ... This Week.

    I most certainly have made mistakes, ... There will be those who concluded that those mistakes bring justice to this moment because there's a price to pay. When did we become such an unforgiving people

    I will not be responsible for the loss of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate.

    The simple truth is, in some cases, the lucky ones die. I've seen children suffering from paralysis, blindness, deafness.

    He was willing to risk his career, friendships and relationships in an act of great courage,

    We do not meet our responsibilities to the American people if we do not take an honest look at the federal government and all of its agencies and let the country know what went wrong.

    It would be unforgivable if a corporation, or a charity, or a church, or a family member were to provide financial help for any of these families only to have the government take a share in taxation,

    Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) shot back that Republicans were obstructing justice through their threats of impeachment. The criticism Reno has received, the threats that have been made against her and the position she holds, are the political equivalent of an obstruction of justice, ... In an ironic sort of way, members of the majority have made it almost impossible for the attorney general to actually name an independent counsel. She's been threatened with impeachment, hearings, she should be immediately replaced. If the woman names an independent counsel, it's going to appear she was intimidated. And if she doesn't, she's defending the president.

    The day that I was elected to the United States Senate remains among the most cherished of my life.

    This is the definitive day, and if Al Gore cannot persuade the Florida Supreme Court so that both the certification and the Florida Legislature (are) on the same side of this ledger, then this battle is over.


    The certification . . . obviously changes the dynamic, ... Certification in Florida was not the end. But without some intervening legal decision, it's the beginning of the end.

    These brave family members are here today to ask the House to cede to Senate provisions and pass this bill before Congress returns home for Christmas recess, ... It's not a lot to ask and it has to happen.

    But Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) said by guaranteeing the loan and allowing the forum to repay money to the Republican National Committee, businessman Young had more impact on the 1994 elections than any American citizen who contributed legally. Our national debate was changed, ... The point is, it wasn't right.


    Ten of those Republican incumbents, all of whom voted for the impeachment of President Clinton, are from states that Bill Clinton carried.

    I hate on Easter morning to talk about retribution, but there's gonna be retribution.

    There are 3.5 billion credit card solicitations sent out every year, ... That's 41 for every man, woman and child.

    The committee now has both the testimony and there is sufficient evidence to feel comfortable about the relationship, ... I've expressed regret, that Mr. Chang clearly was a person that I never should have known.

    At Hatch's hearing Wednesday, Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli, of New Jersey, who was instrumental in pushing forward Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate bid in New York, leveled his harshest criticism yet at the president. I regret greatly the actions of President Clinton, ... I hope the committee will learn more about his motivations and the process so that it's never repeated.

    If the vote were held today in the Finance Committee it would fail. It is notable that there is bipartisan representation here today for a trigger by members of the finance committee itself.

    Do you have an explanation you could share with the committee of why Mr. Ickes would call you and ask you to shred a document which he then produced himself and had in his own files ... He's asking you to destroy a document which he made a point of retaining and then produced.


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