Matthew Miller Quotations

He has methodically over the years built a fund-raising organization. Now it raises a lot of money. He does that the way you would try to build any organization, which is to develop a committed base and look to expand it.

We take the views of all our constituents seriously. Right now, the calls into our office are going 83 percent against confirmation, but we'll add Junior's call to the list.

We are in the midst of our 17th house right now.

We think there needs to be an up-or-down vote, and we think it ought to come sooner rather than later. There is a very real question if the administration has the authority to block this deal after it closes on Thursday. Even with this 45-day review, there is a legal question as to whether they could reverse their position, even if they wanted to.

Those tax cuts were directed largely to those who needed them the least. New Jersey wants a senator who will stand up to George Bush instead of blindly following him as he plunges the nation further into record debt.

Everything in the lawsuit as it relates to Bob Menendez is false and beyond ridiculous.

It's very easy to come out and criticize hard choices if you're not making any of your own.

I kept wondering what he meant when he says our leaders need to aim higher, but now that the vice president is coming to campaign for him, I think I understand it.

I'm confused by their comments. There's a bipartisan consensus among New Jersey lawmakers that the Bush administration should release this money. The only two people who think that New Jersey should not get its fair share of highway dollars are George Bush and Tom Kean Jr.

He raises money both to run campaigns and to elect other Democrats nationwide. If you believe as he does that the country is headed in the wrong direction ... then one of the things you can do about it is to raise money and help elect Democrats nationwide.

You can still strike it rich with technology. If you have a smart idea, a lot of ambition and a lot of luck, Silicon Valley is where some billionaires are going to be made.