Heart Quote by Mazie Hirono

I know that virtually every member of the Senate understands we just cannot turn our back on men and women who have put their…

— Bernie Sanders

“The senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a…

— Joe Biden

“It may be necessary to make compromises in everyday politics, but we cannot compromise with our conscience.”

— Ludwig Erhard

If there were an ounce of courage in this body I would be joined by other senators… saying they will not tolerate this.

— Rand Paul

We want them [senators] to be themselves, and I told them, be yourselves and say what you want to say. Don't worry about me.

— Donald Trump

We must remind our politicians that we expect them to speak honestly and to be concerned about real issues, and not simply with the…

— Davis McCaughey

That's what the Senate is about. It's the last bastion of minority rights, where a minority can be heard, where a minority can stand…

— Robert Byrd

One of the dangers of being here [the Senate] a while is you may have been on record directly and diametrically opposed to what…

— John Cornyn

“If tonight teaches us anything, it is that convention has held us back. We have bowed at the altar of caution and we have…

— Zohran Mamdani

“I speak as a Republican I speak as a woman. I speak as a United States Senator. I speak as an American. I don’t…

— of Maine Margaret Chase Smith speaking out against Joseph McCarthy

In the United States Senate, we cannot do great things without reaching across the aisle and working together - and I look forward to…

— Richard Burr

“the party line is that some of the most profound truths about us are things that we stop saying in the middle, but i…

— Ned Vizzini