The American people want to raise the minimum wage. Every poll tells us that. That bill will not get to the floor… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The Senate voted 97-0 for an anti-spam bill to stop those annoying things you get on your computer. The senators made it… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
In April, I asked my staff to determine if Senate rules and relevant laws would allow me to direct the trustees to… — Bill Frist Copy Share Image
On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. Its enactment, following the longest continuous debate in the… — Thomas Perez Copy Share Image
[Ted] Cruz is not at all popular in the Senate. Republicans say he may be too disliked to be a nominee. And… — Dalia Mogahed Copy Share Image
We continue to go from crisis to crisis, whether it is electricity or whether it is gas prices. We need comprehensive solutions,… — Scott McClellan Copy Share Image
In the United States Senate, one of the things I observed in the early days - and it's still used - and… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
I spent several years in a North Vietnamese prison camp in the dark, fed with scraps. Do you think I want to… — John McCain Copy Share Image
A top McCain policy adviser claimed this week that McCain's work in the Senate helped create the BlackBerry, saying, 'You're looking at… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
I don't think that split government is a good idea. Conventional wisdom in Washington for years has been that divided government is… — Scott Walker Copy Share Image
As far as I was concerned, the Panthers were 'baaaaaad.' The Party was more than bad; it was bodacious. The sheer audacity… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I think [Donald Trump] s got the votes for [tax reform]. I think he's definitely has the Republican votes for it, in… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
All we have to do is replace Obama. ... We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don't need a president to… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
The Republicans in the House and Senate took the district that I firmly represent, 22 in south Florida, from a D plus… — Allen West Copy Share Image
Americans simply ask for, not just Democrats in the House but also the Senate has asked the President for a clear plan… — Kendrick Meek Copy Share Image
Once the minority of House and Senate are comfortable in their minority status, they will have no problem socializing with the Republicans.… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
As Democratic losses mounted in Senate races across the country on election night, some liberal commentators clung to the idea that dissatisfied… — Byron York Copy Share Image
You now have six-year campaigns for the Senate - you never stop running. It's not uncommon for a member of the Senate… — Evan Bayh Copy Share Image
There is only one thing I want to say about Ohio that has a political tinge, and that is that I think… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
If you're ever feeling a lack of middle-aged white men, just pop into the Capitol. Not so much the House of Representatives,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Creating senates, the French critics said, implied that there was another social order besides the people represented in the houses of representatives.… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
We believe the Senate language provides for federal subsidies for abortions. Plus there's a language in there where you have to pay… — Bart Stupak Copy Share Image
Last month, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act, which would provide training and assistance to unemployed veterans,… — Joe Heck Copy Share Image
It used to be the custom in this country that when you had made a career and were mature in judgment, you… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
“Most of Senators loves their job, with all the perks and influence it carried, but doesn’t hesitate about complaining how dreadful living… — Krzysztof Pacyński Copy Share Image
But the doctors in the past, as the review of the evidence showed, branded Jenner, Semmelweis, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Pasteur, Lister,… — Paul Douglas Copy Share Image
When I ran for the U.S. Senate the assumption was that anyone's name that was close to "Osama" doesn't stand a chance.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In order to judge of the form to be given to this institution the Senate, it will be proper to take a… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“The Senate shall choose their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice-President, or when he… — United States Copy Share Image
George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States, became the first incumbent president to increase his majority in both the Senate… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
The image of a free constitution was preserved with decent reverence: the Roman senate appeared to possess the sovereign authority, and devolved… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
No president in modern times has come to power with less political experience or less managerial experience. On the other hand, no… — Bob Tyrrell Copy Share Image
I had the privilege and the honor of chairing the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. And it is interesting to me, you… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Four states where [Democrats] have the governorship and both houses of the legislature. That's it. They have lost seats. They are not… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
![“[Ted] Cruz is not at all popular in the Senate. Republicans say he may be too disliked to be a nominee. And there is a real concern about that. I think the one way to go after Trump maybe is go after him as a closet Democrat. That he has supported Democrats in the past.” quote by Dalia Mogahed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/43e/dalia-mogahed-13851_closets_ted-cruz-is-not-at-all-popular-in-the-se_1942620.jpg)
![“I think [Donald Trump] s got the votes for [tax reform]. I think he's definitely has the Republican votes for it, in House and Senate, and I think he probably has maybe 20 percent of the Democratic vote for it. So he could get it done with a bipartisan majority.” quote by Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ab6/rudy-giuliani-958_bipartisan_i-think-donald-trump-s-got-the-votes-for_1657208.jpg)
![“Creating senates, the French critics said, implied that there was another social order besides the people represented in the houses of representatives. [John] Adams actually agreed with that implication and argued that the aristocracy and the people had to have separate houses; this was the only…” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9a7/gordon-s-wood-13199_aristocracy_creating-senates-the-french-critics-said_349374.jpg)
![“Four states where [Democrats] have the governorship and both houses of the legislature. That's it. They have lost seats. They are not gonna win the House and Senate back any time soon. They don't have a prayer. Even if the Republicans implode, the numbers just work against them. They got too many…” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bf9/rush-limbaugh-28_democracy_four-states-where-democrats-have-the-gov_21285.jpg)