Able Quote by Bart Stupak

I think one thing that Montanans all agree on, whether you're Republican or Democrat, is they want money spent appropriately.

— Jon Tester

“The U.S. Senate presented the most powerful obstacle to any progressive reform. Because senators at the time were elected by state legislatures rather than…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

“In a Senate debate on proposed campaign-finance restrictions, McConnell reportedly told colleagues, “If we stop this thing, we can control the institution for the…

— Jane Mayer

The Democrats want government to do the spending. Senator McCain wants families to do the spending.

— Phil Gramm

Indeed, in both Wisconsin and Washington, Republicans are disingenuously using budget and deficit arguments to advance their political goals.

— Neera Tanden

No politician is ever benefited by saving money; it is spending it that makes him.

— H. L. Mencken

Republicans know that government spending creates jobs. They just want that spending to be funneled to their projects and districts... and they certainly don't…

— Jennifer Granholm

The Senate needs to leave enough money in the proposed budget to not only reduce all marginal rates, but to eliminate the death tax,…

— George W. Bush

We need a senator who fights for things like affordable health care, college and technical school, not tax cuts for wealthy donors. That doesn't…

— Amy McGrath

“Soft money,” she wrote, was just “hard-earned American dollars that Big Brother has yet to find a way to control. That is all it…

— Jane Mayer

It seems like basic principle to me. According to Senate ethics rules, Members of the U.S. Senate, and their families, cannot benefit personally and…

— Tom Fitton

Democrats have always wanted to grow government with revenues from our society's producers. They aren't sincere about reducing the deficit, because they will not…

— David Limbaugh