Jim Jeffords Professions : Former U.S. Senator Born : May 11, 1934 Died : August 18, 2014 Browse All Authors Top 11 quotes by 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 envy educational important 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 eye doe mistake Looking ahead, I can see more and more instances where I will disagree with the president. Jim Jeffords issues president fundamentals Saddam Hussein is not the only deranged dictator who is willing to deprive his people in order to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Jim Jeffords mass-destruction wmd order 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 divorce climate reality 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 fuel-prices airports suffering 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 responsibility education opportunity 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 day hard-work work father 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 environmental trust lost people 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 looking me i-can education 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 nation priorities important house Similar Authors Arthur H. Vandenberg former-us-senator Blanche Lincoln former-us-senator Bill Bradley former-us-senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell former-us-senator Dirk Kempthorne former-us-senator Carter Glass former-us-senator All Authors