This [Judge Samuel Alito] may be one of the most significant or consequential nominations that the Senate will vote on since I've… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
It is preposterous that the current members of the United States Senate and all of their predecessors for more than 200 years… — John Jay Hooker Copy Share Image
The Senate has unlimited debate; in the House, debate is ruthlessly circumscribed. There is frequent discussion as to which technique most effectively… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
I voted for every sanction against Iran when I was in the Senate, but it wasn't enough. So I spent a year-and-a-half… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Easy money, sudden fortunes, increasingly powerful political machines and blatant corruption transformed much of the nation; and the Senate, as befits a… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Kochs are very much involved in this election, not backing [Donald] Trump but backing everything down the ballot from him. They're… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
It wasn't until 1998 that I ever seriously thought about running for office. And I didn't make up my mind to do… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
In the Senate, I will work to shrink the size of our federal government to its core Constitutional role so the private… — Thom Tillis Copy Share Image
But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
Ted Cruz said he wanted to find a compromise. Ted Cruz said he wanted to bring 11 million people out of the… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Folks, let me ask you a question about that. You voted in 2010, 2014. You're part of the Tea Party and you… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
It's the rising tide of enmity in the country, Donald Trump attacking judges, Donald Trump attacking John McCain, Senator [Richard] Blumenthal, the… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The country didn't get that way in a week; we've had years and years of getting behind in our economy. So President… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
With Republicans in control of the Senate for the first time since Barack Obama took office, the president may find it harder… — Terry Eastland Copy Share Image
But when I look at the fact that today is 1,000 days that we have not had a budget for the United… — Allen West Copy Share Image
If people envisage me in the Senate they might think of me as someone who would emulate Paul Wellstone, fighting for the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Treason is a strong word, but not too strong to characterize the situation in which the Senate is the eager, resourceful, and… — David Graham Phillips Copy Share Image
The Concord Coalition in Virginia complained about pork projects and wasteful spending in the federal budget. Consider the Senate chaplain's salary. As… — Argus Hamilton Copy Share Image
I think if you're going to get anything done in the Senate, you have to be on the same sheet of music.… — Jon Tester Copy Share Image
If passed by the U.N. and ratified by the U.S. Senate, the U.N. Small Arms Treaty would almost certainly force the United… — Paul Broun Copy Share Image
“There is a Senate and a Congress who carry on endless sessions discussing garbage disposal and outhouse inspection, the only two questions… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
Sudan replaced the U.S. on the U.N. Human Rights Commission joining Syria, and Cuba. So now, the commission members have no interest… — Argus Hamilton Copy Share Image
I want to have a good vote in the Senate so we send the message that the Republicans and the Democrats are… — Bob Menendez Copy Share Image
In recent years, even as the court has become an increasingly political body, the Senate is not focused on preserving any perceived… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
Republicans think that [Ted] Cruz would be like Barry Goldwater. He'd lose in a landslide and pull the party down with him.… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
From voting rights and housing affordability to mental health and reproductive rights, young people and especially young women are facing headwinds, and… — Laphonza Butler Copy Share Image
In the U.S. Senate, in the short term we need to reduce the tax burden on hard working individuals, families, and small… — Joni Ernst Copy Share Image
My opponents will do anything they can to distract from their own flawed candidate. Bob Menendez is under federal criminal investigation. As… — Thomas Kean, Jr Copy Share Image
Today, Democrats not only have the White House; they have the Senate too. So we have to be realistic about what we… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
One hundred thousand dollars was the bridge that enabled me to go on TV, not miss a beat or miss an opportunity,… — Barbara Mikulski Copy Share Image
Everybody thought Barack Obama was going to [inspire people] when he came to Washington, but, you know, the Senate seems like the… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate. They didn't come before the Judiciary Committee,… — Fred Thompson Copy Share Image
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid marveled at the electability of Barack Obama because, unlike previous black candidates,… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
The Senate is indeed a deliberative body, and that quality serves the nation well. A slow-moving government helps us maintain a stable… — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier,… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But on the big things, I'm not going to trim in order to win public opinion. Because I really don't want to… — Bob Kerrey Copy Share Image
It's abominable, and it's a disgrace to a great democracy to see what's happened in our country. The main reason for that… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Congress shall also create a tax code weighing more than the combined poundage of the largest member of the House and the… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
We can move America forward with a strong middle class. We can move America forward with a strong Democratic majority in the… — Harry Reid Copy Share Image
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