Russ Feingold

If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts.

— Russ Feingold

When the President picks someone who is his ideological soul mate, that's his right, in my reading of "advise and consent." I…

— Russ Feingold

The Democrats were in the majority in the U.S. Senate when we voted for the Iraq war and passed the U.S. Patriot…

— Russ Feingold

Make no mistake, our military readiness is already suffering, ... According to a recent RAND study, the Army has been stretched so…

— Russ Feingold

The Wisconsin senator gets up and says out loud what half of the country is thinking and talks about every day. This…

— Russ Feingold

The notion of American exceptionalism is effective in part because there is little on the face of it that is offensive.

— Russ Feingold

It is not only all right but necessary to stand up to George Bush.

— Russ Feingold

The Tea Party ended up being a shill for corporate America.

— Russ Feingold

There is nothing more American than peaceful protest.

— Russ Feingold

It's not enough to be in the majority, you have to stand for something.

— Russ Feingold

Occupy Wall Street is a real movement.

— Russ Feingold

Its the reality of a situation like this that when you have a large troop presence that it has the tendency to…

— Russ Feingold

I believe that the Israelis and the Palestinians, by and large, want peace, they each want their own country, and they want…

— Russ Feingold

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

I don't worry too much about what people think about my image, but I think I am pretty polite. My colleagues say…

— Russ Feingold

One can see the results of those policies in hundreds of communities around my State. As one might expect, our largest communities…

— Russ Feingold

Health care for all Americans is the most pressing domestic issue today. It's far past time for the President and Congress to…

— Russ Feingold

Speech doesn't corrupt. Money corrupts, and money isn't speech.

— Russ Feingold

Money in politics is a huge issue.

— Russ Feingold

In my opinion, we need to again consider the possibility of public funding of congressional elections, following the very successful experience with…

— Russ Feingold

If a senator or congressman notices 25 phone calls, on any issue, on any given day, it is noted.

— Russ Feingold

It is crucial that civil liberties in this country be preserved, otherwise the terrorists will win the battle against American values without…

— Russ Feingold

He's got to do better than the shoddy piecing together of flimsy evidence that contradicts the briefings we have received by various…

— Russ Feingold

I want to see a more progressive Democratic ticket. I'm not happy with the Democratic Leadership Council's dominance of the party. And…

— Russ Feingold

I've done what I've always wanted to do. But as one Senator said, just because you're doing what you've always wanted to…

— Russ Feingold