319 Senate Quotes for You to Enjoy

There was a Republican majority of the Senate, and it tempered the nature of the nominations being made. Spencer Abraham

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As I've long said, the farm bill is in need of major reform. At first chance, I voted to remove direct payments. Both the House and the Senate passed bills that end direct payments, and as we move forward, I hope we can work out the rest of the issues to implement the necessary reforms. Stephen Fincher

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Mitch McConnell has, as much as anyone, done great damage to the United States Senate as an institution that was once known as the world's greatest deliberative body. Steve Schmidt

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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. Stuart Symington

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Rock stars generally don't last in the Senate, starting with John Kennedy. Too much work, too slow, too little juice. Getting something accomplished takes a remarkable amount of tedious work. Rock stars who become senators either run for something else or retire on the job. They certainly don't make a mark. Susan Estrich

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Running for Senate is a very involved process. Tammy Duckworth

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In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues. Tammy Duckworth

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I'm not serving in office because I desperately needed 99 new friends in the U.S. Senate. Ted Cruz

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Voting for a candidate for the DC circuit is very different from confirming someone to the US Supreme Court. I have been very clear that the Senate should not confirm any nominee in a lame duck session. Ted Cruz

While I was serving in the Florida Senate, American soldiers were being killed in Iraq, a war we should have never started, and often by Iranian proxies and their improvised explosive devices. Ted Deutch

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In the Senate, I will work to shrink the size of our federal government to its core Constitutional role so the private sector can thrive. Thom Tillis

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In-person town halls generally require a commitment several weeks in advance - a commitment my office is not prepared to make given the full schedule of the Senate and the duties attendant to service there. Thom Tillis

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The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate may require the protection of a national army. Thomas Francis Meagher

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I'm not going to run for Senate and I'm not going to run for Governor. I'd like to put those rumors to rest. Tim Griffin

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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. Tina Brown

I'll never have the seniority of lions of the Senate who've been in office for decades. What I do have is a lifetime of experience as a parent and activist, small business owner, and lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Tina Smith

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There is no doubt that Republican control of the Senate is the only way to preserve the Constitutional integrity of our Supreme Court, realign our military's force structure, and ensure the basic freedoms and liberties that make ours the greatest country in the world. Todd Wilcox

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It's not often that a United States Senate seat comes open. Todd Young

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The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And that is to bring consensus to big issues in this country so that we have a reasoned and thoughtful approach and that the American public buys into it. Tom Coburn

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