Ethics Quote by Tom Fitton

Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in…

— Al Franken

When our most important issue is the debt that we're piling on our children and grandchildren, I think it's pretty helpful to have someone…

— Carly Fiorina

The Supreme Court consistently favors organized money and the political privileges of the corporate class. We have a Senate that is more responsive to…

— Bill Moyers

Another advantage accruing from this ingredient in the constitution of a senate, is the additional impediment it must prove against improper acts of legislation.…

— James Madison

Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included.

— Tom Daschle

The U.S. Senate does not allow legislative provisions to be included in appropriations bills, for much the same reason that most Americans are concerned…

— Ron Wyden

Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents

— John Cornyn

What's going on in the Senate is kind of a politics of escalation. We're getting sort of like the Mideast: pay back everybody when…

— Lindsey Graham

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

— Richard Burr

I find it very difficult to see a scenario where financial regulation doesn't pass the Senate.

— Bob Corker

We work for the public, and I believe that if a senator wants to block a piece of legislation or a nominee, they owe…

— Claire McCaskill

A majority of senators should be able to adopt rules at the beginning of each Congress.

— Tom Udall