Senate Quotes · Page 29

I went to the Senate, accomplished nothing as usual.

— Clara Barton

Its a sorry statement about how broken Washington is that we could not take advantage of this unique and sad moment in…

— Senator John Kerry

It is illegal for the CIA to spy on Americans and an affront to our Republic to spy on the Senate.

— Rand Paul

The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be…

— Tom Coburn

In my time in the U.S. Senate, I tried to craft an energy policy... I will be part of President Obama's efforts…

— Ken Salazar

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

You know a Senate race is obviously a much smaller deal than a presidential race. What I think makes a very hard…

— Michael Bennet

“Do you pray for the senators, Dr. Hale?' someone asked the chaplain. No, I look at the senators and I pray for…

— Edward Everett Hale

In the House, I was named one of the most bipartisan members of Congress, and that's a title I plan on continuing…

— Jacky Rosen

The House looks like more fun. It's like the Donahue show. The Senate is like one of those Sunday morning public service…

— Phil Donahue

First, I have the privilege of being Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is not an oxymoron I assure you.

— Pat Roberts

What happens is that, you know, on Mondays, at least in the Senate, you know, Monday night we'd have what you'd call…

— Olympia Snowe

The Senate is an unknowing world

— Robert Caro

It's a cliche that the Senate is broken, and like most cliches, it's true.

— George Packer

John Kerry has apologized for saying those who do not study hard and do their homework will get stuck in Iraq. Now,…

— Jay Leno

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

The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as…

— Barbra Streisand

If [Donald] Trump drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic.

— Mara Liasson

One reason the Founding Fathers thought that states should have two senators was so that smaller states wouldn't get run over and…

— Kent Conrad

This is a president [Barack Obama] who came into office in 2008 with a big majority in the House and with a…

— Chris Christie

Washington always has a high level of hypocrisy, right, but I think the level of hypocrisy that has come out of the…

— Matthew Dowd

Let there be no reservation or doubt that I believe the Senate should vote on each and every judicial appointment made by…

— Johnny Isakson

The Oval Office symbolizes... the Constitution, the hopes and dreams, and I'm going to say democracy. And when you have a dress…

— Andrew Card

Now the Democrats control the Senate. But the good news is that now the Republicans can admit that Strom Thurmond has been…

— Jay Leno

The politicians said Dr. Tom Coburn couldn't deliver babies when he got elected to the U.S. Senate.

— Markwayne Mullin