Chamber Quote by Bill Delahunt

Debates are great for voters. The more the better.

— Tom Suozzi

Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking during a filibuster - a la 'Mr. Smith Goes…

— Douglas Wilder

Political debates in the United States can be untethered from facts, but threats to life focus minds on reality.

— Tom Malinowski

Every decision, every debate, no matter how important it is, with the same question: 'What does this mean for the next election? What does…

— Barack Obama

“The stakes involved in Washington policy debates are often so high-- whether we send our young men and women to war; whether we allow…

— Barack Obama

I like to hear conversations that are debates.

— Misha Green

If we're going to have debates, let's have real debates.

— Jim Lehrer

Debates are set up for nothing more than to tear down the candidates. It's pretty hard to be able to sit and lay out…

— Rick Perry

In general, I found that the more that debates can be about facts and data, the more likely government is to make sound decisions…

— Julius Genachowski

Debates must take place in an atmosphere of courtesy.

— John Allen Fraser

Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.

— Mark McKinnon

“Almost all political debates by politicians are no more than mutual leg pulling.”

— Ravi Ranjan Goswami