The Constitution gives the president the power to appoint, upon the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate, and it… — John Jay Hooker Copy Share Image
I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that… — Barbara Boxer Copy Share Image
Now the Democrats control the Senate. But the good news is that now the Republicans can admit that Strom Thurmond has been… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
We focused attention on what some believe are the flaws in the process leading to Senate consideration of the bill and the… — Harry Reid Copy Share Image
I had a personal email when I was in the Senate, as the vast majority of senators do. It was very convenient.… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
Republicans are taking the possibility of [Donald] Trump as nominee seriously enough that the committee that oversees next year's Senate races laid… — Dalia Mogahed Copy Share Image
When I was secretary of state, I had to be responsible for getting a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia through the… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
For many years I have advocated 'redesigning Parliament' in a variety of ways - elect the Senate, do away with the 'confidence… — Preston Manning 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
If you go back and look at the history of Supreme Court fights from the very beginning there is a corresponding interest,… — Joe Biden 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
Trent Lott has regained a position of leadership. He was the former majority leader who lost his post for racially insensitive commentary.… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Voters decided otherwise [on me as a president candidate] and I will focus on my work here in the Senate because I… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The Senate, compared to the House, is where things are supposed to slow down, by design, Founding Father design. The Founding Fathers… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Obama has offered no solutions; his Democratic majority in the Senate has failed to produce a budget in 1,200 days; and they… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
George Bush's vision does not live up to the America I enlisted in the Navy to defend, the America I have fought… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
With the strong bipartisan rejection of the Dorgan amendment today, the Senate cast a vote in favor of the U.S. working to… — Rob Portman Copy Share Image
The question for the Republicans running the confirmation hearings in the United States Senate is whose rules are they going to use? — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I'm one of the only members of the U.S. Senate who isn't a millionaire. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with being a… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
Senator [Ted] Cruz is not qualified to be president because he doesn't have the right temperament and acted like a maniac when… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I want to remind all Americans that the Senate has a very important responsibility to confirm only well- qualified individuals who will… — Chuck Grassley Copy Share Image
It's important to remember that whatever the presidential candidates of either party say, they will have to interact with the United States… — Tom Cotton Copy Share Image
I mean, we've had Republican majorities in the House and even the Senate for a couple of years. How has that worked… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I believe in friendly compromise. I said over in the Senate hearings that truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
And I took a walk and I just went to prayer and I said Lord, what would you have me do in… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
Senator Marco 'amnesty' Rubio, who has worst voting record in Senate, just hit me on national security - but I said don't… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Somewhere down the road, if a Senate seat were to open, yeah, it's something I'd certainly take a look at. But that's… — Joe Kennedy III Copy Share Image
Women's voices aren't heard often enough. Congress should reflect the population, but with only 20 percent women in the Senate and 18… — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
Senate Democrats blocked President Obama's trade bill yesterday because they're worried it could hurt jobs. It's not an issue for Republicans, since… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
The importance of building relationships among colleagues, of trying to create coalitions behind the issues that you are championing, was not something… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The Senate used to be a place of great debate and accomplishment. Now it is run like a dictatorship shutting out the… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
But listening to him [Barack Obama] speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
I travel to Chicago a lot. And I've followed Obama through his Senate race and beyond. I found him to be an… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
Marco Rubio doesn't go to the United States Senate. I must say, if I were a United States senator, I would be… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
Ron Paul may be the wackiest candidate in the GOP field. But for pure, blind stupidity, nobody beats Santorum. In my 20… — Rick Santorum Copy Share Image
When you have a Senate that is 50 Democrats and 49 Republicans and one independent, it's quite obvious that the only way… — John Breaux Copy Share Image
He addressed a black lawyer as "boy". That's why Jeff Sessions couldn't get through Senate confirmation process under the old rules followed… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
![“The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as well as corporate accountability.” quote by Barbra Streisand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/barbra-streisand-2243_accountability_the-result-republicans-winning-the-senat_2366948.jpg)
![“Republicans are taking the possibility of [Donald] Trump as nominee seriously enough that the committee that oversees next year's Senate races laid out a confidential seven-page blueprint for candidates on how to run with Trump at the top of the ticket.” quote by Dalia Mogahed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc4/dalia-mogahed-13851_blueprints_republicans-are-taking-the-possibility-o_2053822.jpg)
![“Voters decided otherwise [on me as a president candidate] and I will focus on my work here in the Senate because I have nine months left. And after that, later, as a private citizen, I will continue looking for a way to contribute to the cause of political conservatism to help our state and our…” quote by Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/marco-rubio-355_candidates_voters-decided-otherwise-on-me-as-a-pres_2479438.png)
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![“I mean, we've had Republican majorities in the House and even the Senate for a couple of years. How has that worked out, stopping [Barack] Obama, hmm? Seriously.” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/rush-limbaugh-28_barack_i-mean-we-ve-had-republican-majorities-i_3015945.jpg)
![“But listening to him [Barack Obama] speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform - not even in the state Senate.” quote by Sarah Palin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/sarah-palin-1441_barack_but-listening-to-him-barack-obama-speak_1860177.png)
