It's like one big 'West Wing' episode.

Senate Republicans strongly believe that we should have an understanding on when President Bush's circuit court nominees, many of whom have been languishing in this committee for almost a year, will get hearings and be treated fairly.

Made a sincere apology and stands by it, and it should speak for itself.

That in the end the Democrats will come around and join us for the good of the country.

Sen. Lott believes this is an effort to open a dialogue on the serious issues of race, diversity and opportunity between Americans. This will be an ongoing effort.

The Democratic leadership wanted to embarrass Republicans politically instead of helping the energy needs of the Gulf Coast.

We'll continue to call attention to this issue in a variety of ways.

He brings a fresh perspective to the issues at hand. We are lucky to have him.

The White House, House and Senate Republicans are ready to negotiate on bipartisan economic growth that creates jobs and helps bring the economy out of a recession. Unfortunately, we've seen several partisan barriers that preclude us from succeeding.