"The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history and he failed to build a true international coalition."

"I don't know any member of Congress who ever said, 'I'm satisfied with the communication that we have from the White House.'"

"I say to my colleagues never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor."

"Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs"

"In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply."

"For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality."