Money Quote by Al Franken

Making recess appointments when the Senate isn't in recess is neither rational nor moderate. It's a raw misuse of executive power by a president…

— John Podhoretz

I used to sit on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue and wonder why the Senate was always going into recess, until in my…

— Hillary Clinton

Is it any wonder, why the approval ratings of the Congress go up every time we go into recess?

— Robert Byrd

Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.

— Judd Gregg

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

— George Packer

“Come Senators, Congressmen, Please heed the call, Don’t stand in the doorways, Don’t block up the halls…For the times they are a changin’.”

— Jeffrey D. Sachs

The Senate as an institution is broken. We're not doing the work of the American people and the rules are being abused. The only…

— Tom Udall

Senators, representatives too often, we hear from our base, don't talk to the other side, don't with work with them.

— Jared Polis

The United States Senate is already chock full of career politicians and insiders who fall in line for political expediency and refuse to stand…

— Todd Wilcox

Maybe more businesses should allow time for recess.

— Adam Rubin

Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in…

— Al Franken

There's a learning curve to understanding how the Senate operates.

— Luther Strange