The Senate Quotes

I don't feel any need for redemption. I'm satisfied with what I did in the Senate. I don't look back. I look forward.

We haven't been able to impress the urgency of the need for this on the Senate leadership. I think that's the key. I think in hindsight we should've redoubled our efforts working all the legislators, not just the leadership.

I felt that all of those things were relevant for the Senate to consider, just as they had considered many other ways he had handled himself, many other issues in terms of how he had done his job as the chair of the EEOC. And so I felt that it was very relevant and very important for their consideration.

Apparently, the hard facts of war need not inconvenience the Senate at this time. And the solemn duties that war imposes on us can be postponed indefinitely.

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.

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.

The Texas Water Development Board planning criteria requires current projects proposed as part of the Senate Bill 1 regional (water) planning effort to identify a source, or sources of funding.

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.

The math is tough in the Senate, but they (Republicans) should pick up House seats. I don't see how they can help but pick up.

Congress does not have contingency plans, ... The Senate can be replaced quickly by gubernatorial appointment, but the House cannot be. And in a bicameral body, what does the Senate do without a House?

The outpouring of anger in the community is combined with the hope that the Senate will do better.

There are provisions in the Senate bill that create opportunities we have not created for a long time.

Nan will bring a no-nonsense, take no prisoners approach to the Senate. She can be a strong coalition builder or fiery opponent. I have no doubt that she will join our progressive friends in the Senate with a newfound passion for equality.

You may very well possess the most powerful intellect of any person to come before the Senate for this position, ... tour de force.

You are effectively presiding over the end of government accountability in the Senate.

As chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, I look forward to working with the White House and moving quickly in finding a successor.

It's a real shame that the Senate goes home without securing the borders. Thousands of people will come across the border in the next two weeks while they're on vacation.

We briefed him on the transaction, and we asked him what he thought was likely to happen at the Senate .

The Senate took the fine work Rep. May did in the House of Representatives and destroyed it.

We think the Senate has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to give notice and due process and equal protection to the voters of district 29.

Menendez has the experience and leadership positions in Washington already. Menendez in the Senate is also helpful to the national Democratic Party, who want someone strong in there.

[But critics say the Senate bill goes overboard in its attempt to block frivolous suits.] It completely eliminates the right to sue in the vast majority of cases, ... It goes right to the heart of our civil liability system.

The battle fronts are the Supreme Court, the presidency, the Senate, the House, all the state legislatures, ... That's where most people think these battles are being won. To me, they're forgetting where the battle should be won: houses of worship. That's where indoctrination should take place, not in the halls of Congress.

(The Senate) passed the proposed Conceptual Framework for revision of general education. This means that further development and working out of details can occur. Much more still needs to be worked out.

As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Kerry shared the assessment of the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, ... He voted for the use of force in Iraq, then later tried to say it was a vote to 'threaten' the use of force, and then ultimately declared himself an 'anti-war' candidate.