Bipartisanship isn’t an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle. – Tom Daschle
People were concerned about national security, and that precluded us from having the opportunity to break through on the issues that we cared most about – the economy, education and health care. – Tom Daschle
I’ve been amazed at the degree to which Democrats, in particular, have expressed their enthusiasm for the president’s manner with which he handled this budget. – Tom Daschle
We need real campaign finance reform to loosen the grip of special interests on politics. – Tom Daschle
You’ve got two people that are well known in South Dakota, respected. We’ll see how it all shakes out. – Tom Daschle
Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all, and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter. – Tom Daschle
We must correct the problems and inequities in the way we conduct and decide elections in the United States. – Tom Daschle
We have exhausted all of our diplomatic effort to get the Iraqis to comply with their own agreements and with international law. Given that… we have got to force them to comply, and we are doing so militarily. – Tom Daschle
President Bush has said that the economy is growing, that there are jobs out there. But you know, it’s a long commute to China to get those jobs. – Tom Daschle
When you’re in the minority, it doesn’t matter what you’re agenda is, you’re not going to have the degree of freedom that you have as a member of the majority. – Tom Daschle
Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people. – Tom Daschle
Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included. – Tom Daschle
We know we’re up against the wall. We know how difficult a challenge it is, being in the minority. – Tom Daschle
It would be nice if we could clear up the nominations that are still out there, and there are a lot of them. – Tom Daschle
Let there be no doubt: the state of our union is strong – stronger than the terrorists who seek to harm us and stronger than the challenges that confront us. At the same time, we know that our union can be stronger still. – Tom Daschle
It was important for us to be as supportive as our candidates and as our incumbent senators would have us be. – Tom Daschle
