Important Quote by Dan Quayle

The Senate are a branch of the treaty-making power, and by consulting them in advance of his own action upon important measures of foreign…

— James K. Polk

The Senate is allowed to work the way it was designed to - meaning a place where nothing is decided without a good dose…

— Mitch McConnell

The instrument by which it [government] must act are either the AUTHORITY of the laws or FORCE. If the first be destroyed, the last…

— Alexander Hamilton

The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.

— Barry Goldwater

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

— Luther Strange

I think if you're going to get anything done in the Senate, you have to be on the same sheet of music. If you…

— Jon Tester

In order to judge of the form to be given to this institution the Senate, it will be proper to take a view of…

— James Madison

Today, the most important political instrument in the hands of the opposition is the presidential veto.

— Donald Tusk

Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.

— Antony Jay

As legislators, it's our job to create accessible voting systems that inspire confidence in the accuracy of tabulation and verifiability of results. It's also…

— Jamaal Bowman

The necessity of a senate is not less indicated by the propensity of all single and numerous assemblies, to yield to the impulse of…

— James Madison

The appointment of senators by the state legislatures . . . is recommended by the double advantage of favoring a select appointment, and of…

— James Madison