It's time the president leveled with the American people, because no foreign policy can be sustained without the informed consent of the American people, ... They have not been informed of that fact.

It's time for him (President Clinton) to stop saying he won't put them on the table,

Talk to me as a father, ... Just philosophically, what do you think? Not what the Constitution says, what do you feel?

The administration has got to get its act together,

The administration has got to get its act together. Don't give me this amorphous malarkey about we'll stay there until the job is done.

The new Violence Against Women Act provides a comprehensive approach to combating domestic violence and sexual assault, ... It stiffens penalties for repeat offenders, provides more money for vital services and will help battered women get the assistance and support they need. It also focuses on breaking the cycle of violence through education and helping rural victims in under-served areas.

DOJ (Department of Justice) has told us repeatedly that there's a formal response working its way through red tape channels, but still nothing,

does not appear to share the same expansive view of fundamental rights of previous nominees I have supported. I'm unwilling to take the constitutional risk at this moment in the court's history.

It is time for a little grace and dignity here, ... It is time for someone to step forward and take a hit for the team. It is time for us to demonstrate that this is in fact a consequential undertaking.

It is time the president tells us how he plans on getting us out of the hole he has dug us so deeply into. And just to stop digging, as the old saying goes, is not enough. He needs to tell us what his plan is,