Republican Quotes

[Against that backdrop, the budget impasse that has kept Congress from ending this year's session continued Sunday. Congress passed another one-day extension of stopgap funding to keep the government running while negotiators tried to narrow their many remaining differences with the White House on issues of education, immigration and tax policy. But Republicans said they were prepared to fight with President Clinton until the eve of the election--] if that's what it takes... This Week. - Trent Lott

[A tired looking Specter told his backers a short time later,] Now is the time, having settled our family disagreement within the Republican Party, to unify. ... We have our hands full. But it's all within the pay grade. - Arlen Specter

[* Add Rep. Richard Baker to the list of congressional Republicans who have made unfortunate comments about hurricane victims -- although he's the first we know of from Louisiana. The Wall Street Journal's] Washington Wire ... We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did. - Richard Baker

...Remember, the most damaging evidence about Mr. Bolton came from 15 members of the Bush administration. You've got 102 former ambassadors, many of them Republicans, coming out of the Reagan and Bush years, that urged us not to confirm Mr. Bolton. This chief of staff of Colin Powell said he'd make a horrible ambassador for the United States. - Chris Dodd

(In Washington) Republicans blame Democrats, and Democrats blame Republicans... Not here (with this program). - Roger Bedford

(Dole) was too heavy-handed in those days. Republicans learned their lessons, ... I don't think you're going to see any nastiness, at least not at this early stage. - Dan Cronin

(Cobb) is Republican and it's significant. - Phil Gingrey