Ted Stevens Quotes

"The Defense Department is the largest consumer of oil in the federal government. We must develop our resources in the Coastal Plain to ensure we can meet our defense-related energy needs and reduce our dependence on unstable and unfriendly regimes."

"American dependence on foreign oil threatens our national security,"

"I am guilty of asking the Senate for pork and proud of the Senate for giving it to me."

"President Reagan achieved greatness in his life. Some might even argue he transcended it, ... He could not have accomplished this without Nancy."

"I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context."

"We need to look into the overall structural relationship between the government and airlines."

"We ought to wait for the scientists to tell us what needs to be done,"