Jim Jeffords Quotes & Sayings

Looking ahead, I can see more and more instances where I will disagree with the president on very fundamental issues. The largest, for me, is education. — Jim Jeffords

Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. — Jim Jeffords

The budget does not adequately fund important domestic programs, promotes tax cuts to the detriment of other priorities and does little to put our nation's fiscal house in order. — Jim Jeffords

We have a responsibility to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to receive a high-quality education, from prekindergarten to elementary and secondary, to special education, to technical and higher education and beyond. — Jim Jeffords

I don't know anyone in the public eye who has not made a mistake and said something in a manner that does not truly reflect their intentions. — Jim Jeffords

This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. — Jim Jeffords

A fuel prices remain unstable and our nation's highways and airports suffer ever-increasing congestion and delays, Amtrak offers an invaluable alternative upon which Americans have come to rely — Jim Jeffords

Today's new climate policy is like delivering the final divorce papers to the public and the world, ... And it is divorced from the reality of global warming. — Jim Jeffords

There is nothing more important to our Nation's future, to our homeland security, and to our economy than ensuring we have a top-notch educational system that is the envy of the world. — Jim Jeffords