Senators Quotes

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Fundamentally, legislation that is historic, that is comprehensive, that has a large number of senators supporting it is more durable. — Max Baucus
Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators have a constitutional duty to… — Gary Bauer
Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a… — Evan Bayh
Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed… — Evan Bayh
Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes. — Barbara Boxer
Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health… — Barbara Boxer
I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent until… — Herman Cain
I appreciate the good work that senators in both parties have put into trying to fix our broken immigration system. There are some good elements… — Ted Cruz
I support the framework that the bipartisan group of senators are working on...We have to remember the 11 million people who are here are people...[i]t's… — Darrell Issa
The Senate voted 97-0 for an anti-spam bill to stop those annoying things you get on your computer. The senators made it very clear that… — Jay Leno
The appointment of senators by the state legislatures . . . is recommended by the double advantage of favoring a select appointment, and of giving… — James Madison
I have never seen more Senators express discontent with their jobs....I think the major cause is that, deep down in our hearts, we have been… — John C. Danforth
The Department of Justice believes, and the case law supports, that the president has inherent authority to conduct warrantless physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes,… — Jamie Gorelick
Because of various security lapses, some senators are calling for a probe of the security at the offices of the Department of Homeland Security. The… — Amy Poehler
I've done a whole lot of things. I've had the pleasure of introducing two presidents, several senators and congressmen. — Roy Acuff
It is not up to the senators to determine whether an NGO is bogus or not — Jinggoy Estrada
Even before the hearings that led to confirmation of Chief Justice Roberts, senators were saying they were reserving judgment on how they would vote until… — Dana Perino
It doesn t require any particular bravery to stand on the floor of the Senate and urge our boys in Vietnam to fight harder and… — George McGovern
If there were an ounce of courage in this body I would be joined by other senatorsâ€¦ saying they will not tolerate this. — Rand Paul
Guess what - I am one of the ONLY senators in the whole United States Senate that is computer literate! — Patty Murray

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