Well, where is the money? Show me the money? Our allies have put up a few billion dollars, but the American taxpayer has been required to shoulder the burden of this war. — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
It's not just that families can't buy a home or start a business without some savings tucked away. — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
Congress as a whole is less popular than it's been since polling was invented. — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
The real problem with big issues like Medicare is that both parties have to be brave at the same time. Every pollster will tell… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
It took the first 204 years of our Nation's history to accumulate $1 trillion in debt. And now we are doing that every 2 or 3 years. — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
If we don't change, millions of American families are just one medical emergency, or one layoff, away from financial disaster and bankruptcy. — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
Aging nations have arteries clogged with obsolete laws, slowing blood flow and preventing oxygen from reaching all parts of the body politic. Physicians call… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
The truth is that health-care reform will always be a nuisance, with version 2.0 followed by next year's 2.1. As long as it boosts… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
Members walk into the chamber full of hatred. They believe the worst lies about the other side. Two senators stopped by my office just… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
Conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation and Cato Institute have criticized Bush for his big increases in spending, which far exceed those of… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
Most of my folks back home think Social Security and Medicare are sacred commitments stronger than the strongest contract. And yet if you look… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
“I would rather avoid disaster than take it out for dinner and a movie. - Chynna Lennox ” — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
