The information that follows is taken primarily...from government hearings and reports published from various Senate and House committees. — G. Edward Griffin Copy Share Image
I don't like to see facts twisted, untruths fabricated to give the [Supreme Court] nominee a black eye, even before he comes… — Chuck Grassley Copy Share Image
It's great to be in a room full of young people...The average age of the Senate, I think, is death. — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
“My point is, the Senate is filled not just with lawyers, but with old white men.” — Al Franken Copy Share Image
The purpose of the Senate is to keep 100 middle aged knuckleheads out of the private sector where they can do real harm. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The filibuster is an affront to commonly understood democratic norms, but then so is the Senate. — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' — Theodore Roosevelt 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
I am extremely energized to be in the Senate, because the Senate is the only emergency brake on the Trump train right… — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
The Constitution says the President shall nominate, not maybe he could, maybe he can't, he shall nominate. Implicit in the Constitution is… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
In the 13 months I've been in the Senate, it has become apparent to me the single thing that Republican politicians hate… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Republicans also took control of the Senate after gaining another seven seats. I haven't seen the GOP get this many seats since… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
Everyone believed the Senate could not really be led. It used to take so long to rise up through seniority. In two… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature… — Max Baucus Copy Share Image
When I was in the Maine Senate and proposed Maine RX - a plan to lower prescription drug costs by forcing the… — Chellie Pingree Copy Share Image
Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
The imprudent Maximus disregarded these salutary considerations: he gratified his resentment and ambition; he saw the bleeding corpse of Valentinian at his… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Senator Allen has long been a leader on competitiveness issues in the Senate and as governor of Virginia. His announcement of the… — John Engler Copy Share Image
For three decades, Senator Arlen Specter served the people of Pennsylvania with independence, toughness, determination and an unflinching devotion to the best… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
Can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney? The fact is, you ran in '94 and lost. That's why you… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
A couple of years ago, a Republican committee staff director told me candidly (and proudly) what the method was to all this… — Mike Lofgren Copy Share Image
If everybody is rewarded just for being alive, you get the same sort of effect as you do when you reward every… — S. I. Hayakawa 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
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
The single biggest surprise about arriving to the Senate is the defeatist attitude here. — Ted Cruz 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 Montana, a math teacher is running for the Senate. Win or lose, she plans on demanding a recount because math is… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
As chairman of the Senate subcommittee responsible for NASA appropriations, I say not a penny for this nutty fantasy. — William Proxmire Copy Share Image
I'm committed to the goal of Senate Bill 324, and that is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. — Kate Brown Copy Share Image
When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
When I got to the Senate, one of the things that most bothered me is this lack of urgency about the major… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
President Obama's decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident. — Chuck Grassley Copy Share Image
According to the old rules, Senator Jeff Sessions could not be confirmed by the United States Senate because in fact he wasn't. — Lawrence O'Donnell 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
I'm very proud to have joined with conservatives in both the Senate and the House to reform how we target bad guys. — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
The Senate is not the sort of place where instant gratification, I should say, is very likely. — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
Jim, I'm not aware of any formal requests from the Senate Judiciary Committee for these kinds of documents. — Alberto Gonzales Copy Share Image
I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott. — Carol Moseley Braun Copy Share Image
The country is facing a fiscal crisis, and the United States Senate is at the center of the debate about how to… — Jeff Flake Copy Share Image
The Senate could use more people who had to sweat for a living and fewer of the politicians who made this mess. — Thom Tillis Copy Share Image