Quotes about The Senate

The senate intelligence committee announced it would launch a bipartisan investigation into Russia`s alleged interference in the election. Votes: 3

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 remote from the population and that's where power was suppose to reside. Votes: 3

The Senate is an unknowing world Votes: 0

Israel controls the United States Senate. Votes: 0

The Vice-President is supreme boss of the Senate. Votes: 0

That's the Senate Ethics Committee, an oxymoron since 1973. Votes: 0

Joe McCarthy and his Senate hearings were like witch-hunts. Votes: 0

Jeff Sessions is the lone voice in the Senate... Votes: 0

I went to the Senate, accomplished nothing as usual. Votes: 0

The wind doesn't bother me. I'm in the US Senate. Votes: 0

I've often wished we had more women in the Senate. Votes: 0

I am considering running for Senate, as well as other opportunities. Votes: 0

I loved being in the Senate. That was a wonderful experience. Votes: 0

Advice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate. Votes: 0

I'm up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session. Votes: 0

There are conspiracies all over the Senate floor on any day! Votes: 0

I'm interested in being part of a majority in the Senate. Votes: 0

The U.S. Senate already has one Arlen Specter too many. Votes: 0

Someone has said the best nursing home is the U.S. Senate. Votes: 0

There is no Senate rule governing the proper uses of the filibuster. Votes: 0

We need more Democrats in the Senate -Like Custer needed more arrows. Votes: 0

Someday a political genius will come along and make the Senate work. Votes: 0

We have a lot of thoughtful people in the U.S. Senate. Votes: 0

Prior to that I testified before the Senate subcommittee addressing mountaintop removal. Votes: 0

Let's clean up the Senate and return to politics of common ground. Votes: 0

We in the Senate refer to Sen. Gillibrand as the hottest member. Votes: 0

The ones who are in the Senate have to have a position. Votes: 0

You don't have to pass an IQ test to be in the Senate. Votes: 0

I have been in the Democratic Caucus in the Senate for over 24 years. Votes: 0

I’m particularly proud of anything the House and the Senate agree on, Votes: 0

The only tool the Democrats have is in the Senate, and it's the filibuster. Votes: 0

The single biggest surprise about arriving to the Senate is the defeatist attitude here. Votes: 0

Senator Chris Dodd unveiled his plan to reduce corruption in the Senate. He's retiring. Votes: 0

Thank you, Captain Obvious." "I'm on the Senate," he reminded me. "It's Lord Obvious. Votes: 0

We want a Republican majority in the house and the senate, there's no question. Votes: 0

I think [Whitewater]'s going to prevent the First Lady from running for Senate. Votes: 0

Serving in the United States Senate has been the greatest privilege of my life. Votes: 0

Like Cato, give his little senate laws, and sit attentive to his own applause. Votes: 0

I think there's bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a good reform bill. Votes: 0

What happens in the Senate is the Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator. Votes: 0

The only tool the Democrats have is in the Senate, and it's the filibuster. Votes: 0

I have a very strong record on the Environment in the United States Senate. Votes: 0

All week Senate will be on the Stimulus/Porkulus Bill. Tune in C SPAN Votes: 0

It's a cliche that the Senate is broken, and like most cliches, it's true. Votes: 0

The Senate is a body of old men charged with high duties and misdemeanors. Votes: 0

I've been outspent by my opponents every time I've run for U.S. Senate. Votes: 0

The Senate being tied is a start. Now, if only it could be gagged. Votes: 0

The traditional role of the Senate has been to be the adult in the room. Votes: 0

He took pride in belonging to the world's most exclusive club: the United States Senate. Votes: 0

It is a great privilege for any man to become a member of the Senate. Votes: 0

Lyndon Johnson, as majority leader of the United States Senate, he made the Senate work. Votes: 0

I think Im pretty politically informed, and I find myself watching Senate hearings on C-SPAN. Votes: 0

Lyndon Johnson, as majority leader of the United States Senate, he made the Senate work Votes: 0

My husband is the first man to consistently be involved in the Senate Spouses group. Votes: 0

The Appropriations Committee in the Senate is out of control, out of control on spending. Votes: 0

Senator, we just don't use that kind of language on the floor of the Senate. Votes: 0

A Senate vote on gay marriage is a destructive pretension against the plan of God Votes: 0

I think I'm pretty politically informed, and I find myself watching Senate hearings on C-SPAN. Votes: 0

If you vote against act in the Senate, you would also veto it as president. Votes: 0

I accept the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, to represent the State of Illinois. Votes: 0

Being chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is like being a mosquito in a nudist colony. Votes: 0

And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee. Votes: 0

I find it very difficult to see a scenario where financial regulation doesn't pass the Senate. Votes: 0

The Alien bill proposed in the Senate is a monster that must forever disgrace its parents. Votes: 0

My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label. Votes: 0

I think dealing with the U.S. Senate is very different from dealing with the electorate. Votes: 0

Tea Party has now cost the Republicans 5 senate seats. My next donation is going to them. Votes: 0

I'm not serving in office because I desperately needed 99 new friends in the U.S. Senate. Votes: 0

Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate. Votes: 0

Marco Rubio turns a question about missing Senate votes into an attack on the mainstream media. Votes: 0

The filibuster is an affront to commonly understood democratic norms, but then so is the Senate. Votes: 0

I never thought Oregon would elect to the U.S. Senate a Mormon, but it did. Votes: 0

The U.S. Senate - an old scow which doesn't move very fast, but never sinks. Votes: 0

I've always been intrigued by the Senate, and admired many of the people who have served there. Votes: 0

In pre-Trump Washington where the old rules applied, Rudy Giuliani could never survive the Senate confirmation process. Votes: 0

My State Senate district was in the northern part of Oklahoma and they were redrawing the districts. Votes: 0

I will not be responsible for the loss of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate. Votes: 0

Over my 24 years in the Senate, Jim, I've never voted against anyone because of their substantive views. Votes: 0

By all accounts, the senate race I ran in was a quality race in the wrong year. Votes: 0

Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself. Votes: 0

Thank God she doesn't have to be confirmed by the Senate.(on the birth of his granddaughter) Votes: 0

All of us who serve in the House of Representatives and the Senate pay into Social Security. Votes: 0

Great is the power, great is the authority of a senate that is unanimous in its opinions. Votes: 0

A funny thing happened on the way to the election - I got to the Senate first. Votes: 0

The bottom line is, there have been a lot of nuts elected to the United States Senate. Votes: 0

There was a Republican majority of the Senate, and it tempered the nature of the nominations being made. Votes: 0

I do not intend to allow the Senate to rubber-stamp the president's plan to reward the Chinese Communists. Votes: 0

Jim, I'm not aware of any formal requests from the Senate Judiciary Committee for these kinds of documents. Votes: 0

President Obama's decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident. Votes: 0

This country is never going to move forward unless we end Republican rule in the House and Senate. Votes: 0

When Ronald Reagan nominated Jeff Sessions for federal district court judgeship, the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected his nomination. Votes: 0

I'm president of the Senate. I'm not a neophyte when it comes to understanding political alignments and misalignments. Votes: 0

Republican control of the Senate = expanded neocon wars in Syria and Iraq. Boots on the ground are coming! Votes: 0

When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies. Votes: 0

I think it would be frankly a retrograde thing for Pauline Hanson to be elected to the Senate. Votes: 0

If we had known we were going to win control of the Senate, we'd have run better candidates. Votes: 0

My job in the Senate is not just to give speeches and do interviews, it's to solve problems. Votes: 0

As chairman of the Senate subcommittee responsible for NASA appropriations, I say not a penny for this nutty fantasy. Votes: 0

If [Donald] Trump drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic. Votes: 0

The principles of the United States Constitution are, because of Senator Byrd, still the heartbeat of the US Senate. Votes: 0

I think I'm the last Democrat left in the Senate after Russ Feingold was defeated that won't take earmarks. Votes: 0

Montanans elected me to the Senate to do away with shady backroom deals and to make government work better. Votes: 0

The information that follows is taken primarily...from government hearings and reports published from various Senate and House committees. Votes: 0

As Donald Trump`s fortunes continue to slide, he`s increasingly dragging the fortunes of senate republican`s weapon. Votes: 0

I don't know why we'd need so many more prisons when the crooks seem so happy in the Senate. Votes: 0

I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men. Votes: 0

A lot of tight Senate races out there. Let's hit those chips with another dash of salsa, Ed Bradley. Votes: 0

As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary Committee on privacy law. Votes: 0

Now I have known Sen. Bill Frist, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, since he was born. Votes: 0

The Senate is the only show in the world where the cash customers have to sit in the balcony. Votes: 0

Well, I was 29 years old when I came to the United States Senate, and I have learned a lot. Votes: 0

The day that I was elected to the United States Senate remains among the most cherished of my life. Votes: 0

When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration. Votes: 0

I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve. Votes: 0

If the Senate is the world's greatest deliberative body, the House is poised to be the world's greatest tweeting one. Votes: 0

Apparently there are some Democratic leaders in the Senate that are running for office who now believe in tax cuts. Votes: 0

While it's true that Washington would benefit from more civility, the Senate, behind the scenes, is an extraordinarily collegial institution. Votes: 0

You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President. Votes: 0

Guess what - I am one of the ONLY senators in the whole United States Senate that is computer literate! Votes: 0

The chaplain of the Senate does not pray for the Senate. He watches the Senate and prays for the country. Votes: 0

It is illegal for the CIA to spy on Americans and an affront to our Republic to spy on the Senate. Votes: 0

The Senate gathered to say goodbye to Vice President Joe Biden. Biden has been a presence there for more than 40 years. Votes: 0

I support efforts to limit the terms of members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate. Votes: 0

I am extremely privileged to serve Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and that is my only goal and aspiration. Votes: 0

It's great to be in a room full of young people...The average age of the Senate, I think, is death. Votes: 0

First, I have the privilege of being Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is not an oxymoron I assure you. Votes: 0

The Tea Party has an important voice in the country and now they have a voice in the U.S. Senate. Votes: 0

I have never supported amnesty, and I led the fight against Chuck Schumer's gang of eight amnesty legislation in the Senate. Votes: 0

The presidents against Congress, the Senate is against the House, people are against politicians, and I'm against cats in the house. Votes: 0

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott. Votes: 0

I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America's future here in the trenches of the United States Senate. Votes: 0

Good luck to progressive candidates in U.S. Senate elections against the usual rich, white, racist, women-hating pricks they run against. Votes: 0

Imagine Texas as a blue state: how hard it would be to carry the presidency or gain control of the Senate. Votes: 0

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' Votes: 0

The smartest person in the United States Senate, and he knows it, is John Sununu. Thank God he had his mother's temperament. Votes: 0

Reform is not for the short-winded. I'm committed to making sure the Senate is more than just a graveyard for good ideas. Votes: 0

Orrin Hatch is old enough to be my father, and I don't want my father running the United States Senate Finance Committee. Votes: 0

"Undecided," while running for re-election to state Senate in 1998, in response to an Outlines questionnaire asking, "Do you favor legalizing same-sex marriage?" Votes: 0

The question for the Republicans running the confirmation hearings in the United States Senate is whose rules are they going to use? Votes: 0

Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York. Votes: 0

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate? Votes: 0

And I'd like to say to the Senate, I hope you will say yes to a stronger American democracy in the year 2000. Votes: 0

The purpose of the Senate is to keep 100 middle aged knuckleheads out of the private sector where they can do real harm. Votes: 0

My voice is still for war. Gods! can a Roman senate long debate Which of the two to choose, slavery or death? Votes: 0

I'm very proud to have joined with conservatives in both the Senate and the House to reform how we target bad guys. Votes: 0

The Senate just sits and waits till they find out what the president wants, so they know how to vote against him. Votes: 0

In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate. Votes: 0

About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation. Votes: 0

The role of the vice president is to break ties in the Senate and inquire daily into the health of the president. Votes: 0

The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate may require the protection of a national army. Votes: 0

The Senate has been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity. Votes: 0

You are apprehensive of monarchy; I, of aristocracy. I would therefore have given more power to the President and less to the Senate. Votes: 0

It is galling to see such mendacious hypocrites as Kennedy and Biden at the Senate Judiciary Committee sitting in judgment on distinguished jurists. Votes: 0

The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative. Votes: 0

I think after Sam Nunn left, I'm the last guy in the Senate who got a majority white male vote in their state. Votes: 0

In Montana, a math teacher is running for the Senate. Win or lose, she plans on demanding a recount because math is fun. Votes: 0

I've been in love with Washington ever since renting my very first apartment there many years ago while working as a Senate intern. Votes: 0

It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down. Votes: 0

There is absolutely zero chance that ObamaCare will be repealed while Democrats control the Senate and President Obama is in the White House. Votes: 0

The House looks like more fun. It's like the Donahue show. The Senate is like one of those Sunday morning public service programs. Votes: 0

According to the old rules, Senator Jeff Sessions could not be confirmed by the United States Senate because in fact he wasn`t. Votes: 0

Under the Constitution, the president, not the Senate, nominates and appoints judges. The Senate has a different role. We must give our advice . Votes: 0

Back in the '40's, Lyndon Johnson could still steal a Senate election in South Texas with the help of the big patrons. Votes: 0

When I got to the Senate, one of the things that most bothered me is this lack of urgency about the major issues. Votes: 0

Now the Democrats control the Senate. But the good news is that now the Republicans can admit that Strom Thurmond has been dead since 1988. Votes: 0

Economic conservatives like immigration reform, and in fact, many of them supported the bill that John McCain and I put together in the Senate. Votes: 0

Missouri Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin: If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down). Votes: 0

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking off trade with Amin three months before his overthrow. Votes: 0

In the U.S. Senate, in the short term we need to reduce the tax burden on hard working individuals, families, and small businesses. Votes: 0

People in Nevada know me from the street to the ring to the Senate chambers. I've never had to prove my manhood to anyone. Votes: 0

I like the House. The House is where you can effect the most change. It's such a fast-moving dynamic body compared to the Senate. Votes: 0

The GOP establishment, in particular, is facing a pick-your-poison kind of decision. Many establishment Republicans dislike [Ted] Cruz personally. He has no Senate endorsements. Votes: 0

In the Senate, where 60 votes are required to do anything important, you have to work with your colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Votes: 0

Obviously the Senate is a federal office, but to get California's economy moving again we need to do some things in the federal arena. Votes: 0

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President. Votes: 0

I refuse to do anything that would help Republicans win a Senate seat in New York, and give the Senate majority to the Republicans. Votes: 0

The nation will be shaped for decades by decisions that are made by President Bush and the Senate about the future of the Supreme Court. Votes: 0

Improving some of the rules under which the Senate functions can begin to replace some of the bad habits Washington has developed with better ones. Votes: 0

When his nomination comes before the United States Senate, Timothy Batten can count on my strong support... He is the right person for the job. Votes: 0

I made more decisions in a half-day as governor than you can make in a whole week in the Senate... it's too slow for me. Votes: 0

I feel very confident that that information should be sufficient for the members of the Senate to make an informed decision about John Roberts' qualifications. Votes: 0

The Senate has unlimited debate; in the House, debate is ruthlessly circumscribed. There is frequent discussion as to which technique most effectively frustrates democratic process. Votes: 0

Senator Marco 'amnesty' Rubio, who has worst voting record in Senate, just hit me on national security - but I said don't go into Iraq. Votes: 0

Joe Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 at age 30. Somewhere around 1992, he should have had to go out and get a real job. Votes: 0

When I left the Senate in January 2013, I decided to take a full year away from all media interviews, editorial articles, and direct political activities. Votes: 0

I was in the Minnesota state Senate from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, I was urged to run for Congress, I did. And I've been here ever since. Votes: 0

The nation will be shaped for decades by decisions that are made by President Bush and the Senate about the future of the Supreme Court. Votes: 0

I don't like to see facts twisted, untruths fabricated to give the [Supreme Court] nominee a black eye, even before he comes before Senate committee. Votes: 0

If a minister can lead the Senate in prayer every day... what is so wrong with beginning every day of school with an ecumenical prayer? Votes: 0

When a guy gets elected to the Senate or the governor's mansion, he wakes up the next morning and says to himself, 'You're presidential material,' Votes: 0

Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate. Votes: 0

Since I'm the president and Democrats have controlled the House and the Senate, it's understandable that people are saying, you know, 'What have you done?' Votes: 0

The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as well as corporate accountability. Votes: 0

The Democrats' plan for 2006? Take the House and Senate and impeach the president. With our nation at war, is this the kind of Congress you want? Votes: 0

Right now, there are nearly 30 jobs bills passed by the House with support from both Republicans and Democrats that are awaiting action in the Democratic-run Senate. Votes: 0

I think it's not just Republicans who would like to see the Senate run differently. I think there are a reasonable number of Democrats as well. Votes: 0

That's why I call the Senate the graveyard of democracy, because even when you have 58 senators, they can block it and block it and block it. Votes: 0

Ted Kennedy will go down in history as one of the giants of the U.S. Senate and one the most accomplished legislators in American history. Votes: 0

Whatever is dirty, it is women's job to clean up, or drive some man to clean up, and that goes for everything from cellar to senate. Votes: 0

I've been a strong supporter of public financing my whole career. I'm the first guy to introduce a public financing bill to the United States Senate in 1973. Votes: 0

In the United States Senate, we cannot do great things without reaching across the aisle and working together - and I look forward to the challenges ahead. Votes: 0

Nobody in the Senate on a bipartisan fashion trusts the Iranians. They lie. They cheat. They're a murderous regime. They've been trying to develop a nuclear weapon. Votes: 0

I am a junior senator, ninety-fifth on the seniority list, and so by Senate standards, my office in the Russell Senate Office Building is less than splendid. Votes: 0

If Trump wins, the only thing blocking complete implementation of the programs of Trump, Paul Ryan, the Koch brothers, etc., is the Senate filibuster by the Democrats. Votes: 0

Between [Speaker of the House] Paul Ryan, [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell, and Donald Trump's team, I don't see a lot of openings for making real progress. Votes: 0

I am running for my Senate district in 2014 and looking forward hopefully to earning the confidence of my community once again and being reelected for that seat. Votes: 0

When I'm in the U.S. Senate, I will fiercely oppose the president's attack on Kentucky's coal industry, because protecting our jobs will be my No. 1 priority. Votes: 0

What this bill says is it reiterates again the deadline, and that the Senate should act before the deadline, and that's what the American people are expecting. Votes: 0

The [President's] Nomination, of Course, brings the Subject fully under the Consideration of the Senate; who have then a Right to decide upon its Propriety or Impropriety. Votes: 0

Women's voices aren't heard often enough. Congress should reflect the population, but with only 20 percent women in the Senate and 18 percent in the House, it just doesn't. Votes: 0

I really think the Patriot Act violates our Constitution. It was, it is, an illegal act. The Congress, the Senate and the president cannot change the Constitution. Votes: 0

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 you're in charge. Votes: 0

I will consider my time in the Senate a failure if we don't pass some meaningful legislation to reduce the likelihood that Sandy Hook ever happens again. Votes: 0

The Senate used to be a place of great debate and accomplishment. Now it is run like a dictatorship shutting out the voices of millions of Americans. Votes: 0

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 pretty good detour. Votes: 0

Democrats didn't agree with policies. How do I know? Because they voted against them when they came up on the floor of the House and the Senate. Votes: 0

We focused attention on what some believe are the flaws in the process leading to Senate consideration of the bill and the flaws of the bill itself. Votes: 0

The country is facing a fiscal crisis, and the United States Senate is at the center of the debate about how to bring federal spending under control. Votes: 0

Senator [Ted] Cruz is not qualified to be president because he doesn't have the right temperament and acted like a maniac when he arrived in the Senate. Votes: 0

Too many of my Senate colleagues overdid it. They stayed on too long - napping through committee hearings when they should have packed up and gone home. Votes: 0

Back in his Chicago Senate days, when he was seeking greater black credibility, Obama was happy enough to attend the Reverend Jeremiah Wright's Trinity United Church of Christ. Votes: 0

I mean, we've had Republican majorities in the House and even the Senate for a couple of years. How has that worked out, stopping [Barack] Obama, hmm? Seriously. Votes: 0

I should hate to think that the Senate was as tired of me at the beginning of my service as I am of the Senate at the end. Votes: 0

That's true that Sen. Robert Bird was in the Klan and a lot of people were friends of Robert Byrd in the U.S. Senate, Democrats and Republicans. Votes: 0

If the Republicans get control back of the United States Senate, we will no longer have a check and balance on the White House, on the Republican Congress. Votes: 0

Women are beginning to feel that they are not fairly represented. As we say, 2% may be fine for fat in milk, but not for the United States Senate. Votes: 0

Republicans think that [Ted] Cruz would be like Barry Goldwater. He'd lose in a landslide and pull the party down with him. They'd lose Senate and House seats. Votes: 0

The only reason the House hasn't done even more damage is that the Senate often sands down the most noxious ideas, making the bills merely bad, not disastrous. Votes: 0

He addressed a black lawyer as "boy". That`s why Jeff Sessions couldn`t get through Senate confirmation process under the old rules followed by Democrats and Republicans. Votes: 0

Republicans also took control of the Senate after gaining another seven seats. I haven't seen the GOP get this many seats since Chris Christie made an airline reservation. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton's all talk. It doesn't get done. All you have to do is take a look at her Senate run. Take a look at upstate New York. Votes: 0

One of the dangers of being here [the Senate] a while is you may have been on record directly and diametrically opposed to what one is saying today. Votes: 0

Ah! that Senate is a world of ice and darkness! It votes the destruction of peoples as the simplest and wisest thing; for its members themselves are moribund. Votes: 0

I mean, we've had Republican majorities in the House and even the Senate for a couple of years. How has that worked out, stopping [Barack] Obama, hmm? Seriously. Votes: 0

We'll look to the fall and if there is a new president and a new Senate that's part of a Congress willing to change, that's the next step. Votes: 0

Yesterday Jerry Springer bowed out of the Ohio Senate race. He said, 'If I can't run the most embarrassing campaign in America, then I'm out of here.' Votes: 0

I don't get asked a lot of questions about who is the best political candidate or what my position is on what the Senate is about to do. Votes: 0

They say you can never step in the same river twice. New water flows in, replacing the old and continually renewing the river. The Senate is the same. Votes: 0

Obama has offered no solutions; his Democratic majority in the Senate has failed to produce a budget in 1,200 days; and they have both obstructed the Republicans' proposed remedies. Votes: 0

Everybody thought Barack Obama was going to [inspire people] when he came to Washington, but, you know, the Senate seems like the place where smart people go to die. Votes: 0

The stronger Hillary is, the weaker she is. The more she seems like a likely presidential winner, the more difficult the senate race becomes in New York. It's perfect. Votes: 0

I have a lot of experience dealing with classified material, starting when I was on the Senate Armed Services Committee going into the four years as secretary of state. Votes: 0

The unfortunate part is there`s not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation for there to be enough pushback. Votes: 0

I believe in friendly compromise. I said over in the Senate hearings that truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go. Votes: 0

Easy money, sudden fortunes, increasingly powerful political machines and blatant corruption transformed much of the nation; and the Senate, as befits a democratic legislative body, accurately represented the nation. Votes: 0

I want to remind all Americans that the Senate has a very important responsibility to confirm only well- qualified individuals who will faithfully interpret the law and the Constitution. Votes: 0

For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate. They didn't come before the Judiciary Committee, and up until about 1923, something like that Votes: 0

For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate. They didn't come before the Judiciary Committee, and up until about 1923, something like that. Votes: 0

We have an anti-choice president, an anti-choice House and Senate. They might pass a national ban. It's already virtually impossible for people in some areas to get an abortion. Votes: 0

I have been for border security for years. I voted for border security in the United States Senate. And my comprehensive immigration reform plan of course includes border security. Votes: 0

Senate Democrats blocked President Obama's trade bill yesterday because they're worried it could hurt jobs. It's not an issue for Republicans, since they've all found work as presidential candidates. Votes: 0

He (Cato) never gave his opinion in the Senate upon any other point whatever, without adding these words, "And, in my opinion Carthage should be destroyed." ["Delenda est Carthago."] Votes: 0

Yesterday, the Senate voted to approve President Clinton's decision to send troops to Bosnia. And they voted to change the name of that mission to "Operation Forget About Whitewater". Votes: 0

This [Judge Samuel Alito] may be one of the most significant or consequential nominations that the Senate will vote on since I've been here in the last three decades. Votes: 0

It's nonsense to say that it's not in the bill. The reality is that the bill they will have passed to the Senate will have this language in it. Votes: 0

The Illinois Senate passed a bill on Wednesday to legalize medical marijuana. The bill was passed after the state senator said, 'Come on, dude, pass it. Come on.' Votes: 0

You need the House, you need the Senate and you need the administration. And absent one of them, you're not going to get a heck of a lot done. Votes: 0

Members of the Senate are considering a tax on cosmetic surgery. When they brought it up, you should have seen the look that Nancy Pelosi's face tried to make. Votes: 0

A special pathway to citizenship is off the table... when I talk to members of the group in the Senate, they're saying that we're both saying the same thing. Votes: 0

My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about. Votes: 0

1992 became known as the 'Year of the Woman' because so many of us were elected to public office that November, including a record six to the United States Senate. Votes: 0

Trade it may help, society extend, But lures the Pirate, ant corrupts the friend: It raises armies in a nation's aid, But bribes a senate, and the land's betray'd. Votes: 0

My father-in-law was once Chairman of Military Affairs in the Senate, the latter part of the Wilson Administrations. He knew a lot about and was fond of the Army. Votes: 0

The ability of big money to shape perceptions - where you have four anti-climate lobbyists for every single member of the House and Senate - is a big factor. Votes: 0

More of 'The Bourne Identity's script was taken from the events of the Iran Contra, which my father investigated for the Senate, than what was taken from Robert Ludlum's novel. Votes: 0

We've passed an energy bill in the House, to help us be less reliant upon foreign oil so we can get gas prices down. But nothing happens in the Senate. Votes: 0

I worked in the Senate in the 1970s. I worked for the Labor, Public Welfare Committee, and we had Ted Kennedy and my old boss, Bill Hathaway, and Walter Mondale. Votes: 0

An example is ObamaCare, which is now embattled in the Senate. If that goes through the way [Barack] Obama wants, we will have something very much like the British system. Votes: 0

Tonight, you are hearing from the Democratic women of the Senate... We stand together on so many issues: economic prosperity, quality education for all, protecting a woman's right to choose Votes: 0

The Senate needs 60 votes to pass anything. They have to compromise with liberal Democrats to spend more money. Even though arguably we have control of the Senate, we really don't. Votes: 0

Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors. Votes: 0

Tonight, you are hearing from the Democratic women of the Senate... We stand together on so many issues: economic prosperity, quality education for all, protecting a woman's right to choose. Votes: 0

I will not seek reelection the United States Senate but will retire from public service in January 2013. There is no reason other than the fact than I think it's time. Votes: 0

And I have been campaigning for the past three months trying to get the Senate Judiciary Committee that has the oversight authority and responsibility to start its own public hearings. Votes: 0

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says he will not seek re-election. Harry said he wants to spend more time with his family. As I always say, check with your family. Votes: 0

The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would tax Botox. When Botox users heard this, they were horrified. Well, I think they were horrified. It's difficult to tell. Votes: 0

Volumes in the series on Lyndon Johnson, including Master of the Senate and The Path Power, describe how Johnson created resources out of nothing and built a substantial power base. Votes: 0

If you're not comfortable with delay, frustration and impatience, get out of the Senate. It's the nature of the institution, but I think we've taken it to an art form. Votes: 0

As a territory, American Samoa has no representation in the U.S. Senate, and we Samoans lost a respected and powerful ally with the passing of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye. Votes: 0

There is no more an enthusiastic advocate of legal immigration in the U.S. Senate than I am, and that is a message that resonates powerfully in the Hispanic community. Votes: 0

I'm used to being cut out of the conference meetings, but now they are cutting us out even before the bill's are written or either the House or Senate Acts. Votes: 0

What's more important than the media, there's this thing called ObamaCare, which was President Obama's signature domestic achievement. It won Republicans the House in 2014 - 2010. It won Republicans the Senate in 2014. Votes: 0

I don't want to bash Bill and Hillary, because they're friends of mine, but I do have a difference of opinion about how to take back the House and the Senate. Votes: 0

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid marveled at the electability of Barack Obama because, unlike previous black candidates, Mr. Obama was 'light-skinned' and lacked a 'Negro dialect.' Votes: 0

Enough of these little kitty cats we keep sending to Washington. David Dewhurst will compromise every day in the U.S. Senate... It's what he's done every day in state government. Votes: 0

I was discouraged when I read that [Senate Minority Leader Mitch] McConnell said that Trans-Pacific Partnership was dead, but then I was told he turned around and said, "No, it's not." Votes: 0

I'm always talking about the issue of Puerto Rico.I also spoke about it on the Senate floor, and I think it should be given the importance, the priority it deserves. Votes: 0

Cheerleading gave me a love of sports, which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol' boys about college sports because I follow it like they do. Votes: 0

I hope that as the Senate and American people learn more about me, they will see that I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Votes: 0

As a member of the New York Senate from 1966 to 1989, I voted 12 times to establish the death penalty in New York... I regret my votes in favor of the death penalty. Votes: 0

The thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument... an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda. Votes: 0

Tom Daschle and I worked together on Families First every step of the way, making sure that Democrats in both the House and Senate were involved in putting the agenda together. Votes: 0

Barbara Boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the United States Senate today. I know that because I've had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. Votes: 0

All alone in a committee room of the Senate Office Building in Washington, I was reading the dry typewritten pages in an unpublished report of an almost forgotten congressional committee hearing. Votes: 0

My take is this. The Republicans control the Senate. They have the majority of the House, and they have the White House. They can do whatever they want to do, really. Votes: 0

I know I can serve Hawaii and our country well in the U.S. Senate, know we can mount a solid statewide campaign, know we have a good chance of prevailing. Votes: 0

My preference would be to remain in the Senate, ... But you can't say I would refuse to serve in one of those (Cabinet) capacities. It's not the same as vice president. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate. Votes: 0

The United States Senate wasn't designed to be a majority-rule institution. It was designed to include and accommodate the rights of the minority in small states as well as large states. Votes: 0

But if I had committed a breach of privilege, it was the privilege of the Senate, and not of this House, which was violated. I was answerable there and not here. Votes: 0

We shall have to begin all over again. [Taft hoped that] the Senators might change their minds, or that the people might change the Senate; instead of which they changed me. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, actions taken by the Senate ensured that relief from the death tax would only be temporary and that it would come back to life at the full rate again in 2011. Votes: 0

I think it's important that members of the United States Senate spend time not just on Capitol Hill but making contact with ordinary people and engaging them in the political process. Votes: 0

Avoid taking a definite stand on great public issues either in the Senate or before the people. Bend your energies towards making friends of key men in all classes of voters. Votes: 0

The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate. Votes: 0

If you're hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You'll get the same kind of feeling and you won't have to pay. Votes: 0

That is why I fought against abortion and that is why if I were still in the Senate I would be doing everything I could to defend the sanctity of marriage. Votes: 0

Surely the United States Senate is big enough to take self-criticism and self-appraisal. Surely we should be able to take the same kind of character attacks that we "dish out" to outsiders. Votes: 0

On the slightest touch the unsupported fabric of their pride and power fell to the ground. The expiring senate displayed a sudden lustre, blazed for a moment, and was extinguished for ever. Votes: 0

It's important to remember that whatever the presidential candidates of either party say, they will have to interact with the United States Congress, particularly the Senate, when it comes to crafting policy. Votes: 0

The Senate has sent President Obama a spending bill that gives the government enough money to keep going for two weeks. Our Congress has the financial planning skills of a college sophomore. Votes: 0

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 slow moving is not the same as immobile. Votes: 0

They've got a Jobs Council that never meets. A Democratic Senate that doesn't act. A President who doesn't believe and a Vice President who won't stop talking. They just don't get it. Votes: 0

When you have a Senate that is 50 Democrats and 49 Republicans and one independent, it's quite obvious that the only way we are going to get something done is if we work together. Votes: 0

Well, first, if I am fortunate enough to be elected to the U.S. Senate, it won't be a party that will have elected me. It will be the people of California. Votes: 0

And kid Congress and the Senate, dont scold em. They are just children thats never grown up. They dont like to be corrected in company. Dont send messages to em, send candy. Votes: 0

Statistics have proven that the surest way to get anything out of the public mind and never hear of it again is to have a Senate committee appointed to look into it. Votes: 0

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 reform done. We cannot wait another day. Votes: 0

The real con artist is Senator Marco Rubio.Who was elected in Florida and who has the worst voting record in the United States Senate. He doesn't go to vote. He's absent. Votes: 0

Members of the Senate and House, if they want to send troops into war, should be forced to send a family member. That would really make everyone stop and go, 'Ohhh-kaaay.' Votes: 0

I didn't get a phone call from Bill Clinton before I jumped in the race ... maybe it's because I hadn't given money to the foundation or donated to his wife's senate race. Votes: 0

As long as there are only 3 to 4 people on the floor, the country is in good hands. It's only when you have 50 to 60 in the Senate that you want to be concerned. Votes: 0

We will submit legislation to the United States Senate which will...authorize the Congress to undertake judicial review of those signing statements with the view to having the president's acts declared unconstitutional. Votes: 0

The women of the Senate are like the U.S. Olympic team: we come in different sizes, but we sure are united in our determination to do the best for our country! Votes: 0

We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting - our shoulders square, our lipstick on - because you deserve equal pay for your hard work. Votes: 0

Congress shall also create a tax code weighing more than the combined poundage of the largest member of the House and the largest member of the Senate, plus a standard musk ox. Votes: 0

The best thing for the American public is that we do our job. That Washington changes. That the Senate and the House get together and fix their differences and find common ground. Votes: 0

Remember the Dreamers whose patriotism was praised when the Democratic House passed, and the Senate filibustered - the DREAM Act in 2010? Washington promised a path to citizenship, not just a roadblock to deportation. Votes: 0

One difficulty in making the Senate work the way it was intended is that America's electorate is increasingly divided into red and blue states, with lawmakers representing just one color or the other. Votes: 0

I travel to Chicago a lot. And I've followed Obama through his Senate race and beyond. I found him to be an exceptional candidate who was able to transcend ethnic and racial lines. Votes: 0

Senate races are different from House races, in the sense that they are more candidate-driven. The higher the office - that is, I mean, governor, senator, president - the more important the candidate. Votes: 0

Once again, the Republicans in the Senate have rejected an increase in the minimum wage. They support tax breaks for multi-millionaires, but they oppose helping the working poor to earn a decent income. Votes: 0

When I was in Minnesota serving in the state Senate and in Washington, D.C., I did everything I could to defeat cap and trade. I didn't work to implement cap and trade. Votes: 0

I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours. Votes: 0

Washington always has a high level of hypocrisy, right, but I think the level of hypocrisy that has come out of the United States Senate on both sides of the aisle is amazing. Votes: 0

It is preposterous that the current members of the United States Senate and all of their predecessors for more than 200 years haven't been able to read the Constitution and do what it says. Votes: 0

In 1975 a Senate committee headed by Frank Church found that the [Central Intelligence] Agency had planned a number of assassination operations, using everything from poison to machine guns and sometimes mob hit men Votes: 0

In recent years, even as the court has become an increasingly political body, the Senate is not focused on preserving any perceived ideological balance when Democrat presidents have appointed people to the court. Votes: 0

We'll be getting new health insurance and we'll presumably do it through my job with the Senate, and so we'll be on the federal exchange with millions of others on the federal exchange. Votes: 0

I used to sit on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue and wonder why the Senate was always going into recess, until in my first year I realized how intense the pressure was. Votes: 0

Strom Thurmond, the former segregationist candidate for president was the Republican Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1986 and he tried to get Jeff Sessions` nomination through that committee, but he couldn`t. Votes: 0

Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy. Votes: 0

The Senate decided they will be smoke-free. They ordained that all public areas in the Senate are now smoke-free. However, the senators themselves will still be allowed to blow smoke up each other's asses. Votes: 0

What is the purpose of public service? It's to solve problems for the people you represent and certainly in the United States Senate, thinking about your state and thinking about your country as well. Votes: 0

You can never solve a problem without talking to people with whom you disagree. The United States Senate is predicated and based on consensus building. That was certainly the vision of the founding fathers. Votes: 0

Senate races have tightened along with the presidential race. Watch to see how many Republican Senate candidates outperform Donald Trump - and how many hang on to their seats in states that he loses. Votes: 0

President Barack Obama has it right - there is a lot to change about Washington. The problem is, not much will get changed unless we confront the runaway filibuster in the U.S. Senate. Votes: 0

In 1940, then-Senator Harry Truman headed up a Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program. In the course of World War II, more than $15 billion in unnecessary and fraudulent defense spending was identified. Votes: 0

To put that into some perspective, when Bill Clinton and Al Gore had first taken the idea of the Kyoto Protocol up to the Congress, the United States Senate voted it down 95 to nothing. Votes: 0

Electing clean-energy leaders into the Senate, the House, and the Oval Office - and getting it done in the next few years - is the only real solution to climate stabilization at acceptable levels. Votes: 0

In his years in Washington, Senator Kerry has been one vote of a hundred in the United States Senate - and fortunately on matters of national security he was very often in the minority. Votes: 0

I'm a big, big reader of pretty much everything that Chuck Colson has written. And I consulted with him when I was making some decisions about running for the Senate in the first place. Votes: 0

Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Votes: 0

I think [Steve Scalise] is a good man I am not going to vote in that regard because I believe Israel controls the Senate they control the House of Representatives they control the media . Votes: 0

I'm not new to the political process; I was making a contribution as the speaker of the third largest and most diverse state in the country well before I even got into the Senate. Votes: 0

In the Iowa senate, I helped pass the largest tax cut in state history - returning over four billion dollars in savings and putting more money back in the pockets of hard-working Iowa families. Votes: 0

With the strong bipartisan rejection of the Dorgan amendment today, the Senate cast a vote in favor of the U.S. working to knock down unfair trade barriers that hurt American business and farmers Votes: 0

In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision. Votes: 0

The great majority of the Senate of the United States...somewhere around 80 percent...are completely in support of Israel, anything Israel wants. This has been demonstrated time and again, and this has made it difficult. Votes: 0

Judges are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. And it is our duty to ask questions on great issues that matter to the American people and to speak for them. Votes: 0

What happens to conservatives when they get near the White House? How come they only seem to be talking the good talk at, say, the Senate level, when they don't have to run the show? Votes: 0

I believe the two biggest mistakes made by the Founders were giving Federal judges life-time appointments and permitting them to be confirmed without the agreement of two-thirds of the members of the United States Senate. Votes: 0

President Obama came to visit me in the hospital. He said, 'I wish you were still in the Senate; I need your help.' I'm not certain I can help on everything. Maybe some things. Votes: 0

Rudy Giuliani would bring conflicts of interest into any Senate confirmation hearing that would be impossible to clear if confirmation hearings operate under the same gravitational forces that they used to in the pre-Trump era. Votes: 0

The Senate voted 59 to 39 in favor of an amendment I offered to the Budget Resolution calling on the Fed to tell the American people who they loaned $2.2 trillion to and how much each bank received. Votes: 0

We've seen filibusters of bills and nominations that ultimately passed with 90 or more votes. Why filibuster something that has that kind of support? Just to slow down the process and keep the Senate from working. Votes: 0

There's one advantage in having been around as long as I have. Everybody in the Senate knows me, and - I'm going to say something presumptuous, to repeat myself - I think most respect me. Votes: 0

What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian, absolute power on either side. And that's just not what the founders intended. Votes: 0

The most temptation I'd experienced had been with Tomas, the Senate's spy who had been feeding off me without permission, and Mircea, who was probably plotting some nefarious scheme. I have no taste in men. Votes: 0

I regret that we weren't able to reform Social Security. The fact that we weren't able to when we had majorities in the House and the Senate I think reflected poorly on our political party. Votes: 0

Heaven forbid we've got a problem where we could have prevented a terrorist attack or apprehended someone who is engaged in dangerous activity, but we didn't do so simply because of inaction in the Senate. Votes: 0

Which of the following two groups contains the most former grand dragons of the Ku Klux Klan - the first 59 Tea Party people you run into this morning, or the U.S. Senate Democratic caucus? Votes: 0

You know, there were 29 Democratic votes for censure in the Senate. And if the Republicans had any sense, they would have censured him before the '98 midterm election, and they would have won the election. Votes: 0

Though the views of members of the House and Senate are as divergent as the people we represent, we bear the responsibility to work through our political differences and get things done. Thats our job. Votes: 0

I admired Eugene McCarthy's courage and although I left his Senate staff after four years to accept a job as the researcher on the editorial page of the 'Washington Post,' I remained an admirer. Votes: 0

Sarah Palin. Remember Sarah Palin? She is adorable. She is back on the campaign trail. Really. She's going to campaign in the Senate runoff in Georgia. As soon as she finds out where Georgia is. Votes: 0

Reagan was president and had Democrats control the House and Senate, and they reformed the tax code. Clinton was president, and he had Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole; they reformed welfare and balanced the budget. Votes: 0