Body Quote by John F. Kennedy

The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the…

— Max Baucus

The Senate used to be a place of great debate and accomplishment. Now it is run like a dictatorship shutting out the voices of…

— John Cornyn

The senate was wealthy people and it wasn't elected, it was chosen through legislatures, which themselves were under private influence, powerful influence. They were…

— Noam Chomsky

The history of ancient and modern republics had taught them that many of the evils which those republics suffered arose from the want of…

— Alexander Hamilton

“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

The Senate is indeed a deliberative body, and that quality serves the nation well. A slow-moving government helps us maintain a stable government. But…

— John C. Danforth

Ah! that Senate is a world of ice and darkness! It votes the destruction of peoples as the simplest and wisest thing; for its…

— George Sand

From an institution standpoint, I want the American people to understand that the Senate can function, even on the most serious things.

— Richard Burr

The Senate is extremely slow: They have enormous difficulty passing the bills that even get through the House. That's the reality that I've recognized…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

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

— Luther Strange

The Senate, compared to the House, is where things are supposed to slow down, by design, Founding Father design. The Founding Fathers were hell-bent…

— Rush Limbaugh

The Senate is an unknowing world

— Robert Caro