Tom Daschle Opportunity Quotations

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.

I think there has to be a debate; there has to be some good discussion, ... There has to be some opportunity for the people to be heard. ... Congress needs to be equal and full partners in this discussion, and ultimately in the decision.

Our view is that there has to be some way ... to deal with this matter beyond the question of conviction, and we think censure presents that opportunity and we will be planning to propose that at some point,

What we're offering is real jobs, real opportunity and real prosperity -- a plan that works for our country,

All of us are left to draw one conclusion: His words about promoting educational opportunity were just that -- words.

Their plan leaves nothing for Medicare -- not one penny. It explodes in costs just as the Baby Boomers start to retire and Medicare and Social Security come under pressure. It fails to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pay down our debt, to prepare for this coming demographic tidal wave,

By choosing to oppose the University of Michigan, President Bush called into question his commitment to expanding opportunity for African-American, Hispanic, and Native American students,

A new year brings a new opportunity to start over,

So on all of those issues, there is a real opportunity for all of us to work together,