Jay Rockefeller

Iran is nothing but trouble, and always has been that.

— Jay Rockefeller

Everything is about accountability to the American people, accountability of the executive branch ... [and] accountability of the oversight of the Congress

— Jay Rockefeller

We were told by the president that we had no alternative but to go into Iraq because of the threat that Saddam…

— Jay Rockefeller

The Republicans, in the various arguments, repeat exactly the same phrases one after another, with no sense of embarrassment, no sense of…

— Jay Rockefeller

Once you arrive at an interpretation which you are comfortable in giving, no matter how specious it might be, and you are…

— Jay Rockefeller

There is a difference between being a political force, or a political apparent force or a potential force, and between a real…

— Jay Rockefeller

One year after the United States led the invasion of Iraq, the country remains extremely dangerous not only to our troops, but…

— Jay Rockefeller

There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the…

— Jay Rockefeller

I don't think so, and that's partly the problem of not checking cargo, and it's partly the problem of biological weapons, which…

— Jay Rockefeller

Everybody is a football senator for a while, but it is a much shorter season and there are not that many teams…

— Jay Rockefeller

Allowing the U.N. into Iraq will demonstrate to the Iraqis that the international community as a whole is committed to bringing stability…

— Jay Rockefeller

What is private and what is discussed behind closed doors, you do not have to be instructed at the age of fifty…

— Jay Rockefeller

The president's economic plan doesn't do enough to create new jobs and that has to be a national priority. While there are…

— Jay Rockefeller

We will push through health care reform regardless of the views of the American people.

— Jay Rockefeller

It would be a big favor to political discourse; to our ability to do our work here in Congress; and to the…

— Jay Rockefeller

We have to bring stability to Iraq, otherwise we will be faced with a future dilemma of sending our loved ones into…

— Jay Rockefeller

Pat Roberts and I both feel very strongly that when we get to Iran, that we can't make the same mistakes. We…

— Jay Rockefeller

The reason I love being a senator is that I can have whatever thoughts I have, say whatever I want about any…

— Jay Rockefeller

There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the…

— Jay Rockefeller

One of my problems, so to speak, is that, in America, we tend to thing in relatively short-term. In the Middle East…

— Jay Rockefeller

For the past three years, the Senate intelligence committee has avoided carrying out its oversight of our nation's intelligence programs whenever the…

— Jay Rockefeller