“We believe the Senate language provides for federal subsidies for abortions. Plus theres a language in there where you have to pay one dollar per month, every enrollee, to pay for a fund for reproductive rights which include abortion. And thats totally against federal law. So we are saying take that out.” BelieveLawLanguagePayRightsMonthsDollarsAbortionFundPlusSenateSubsidiesReproductive Rights Author:Bart Stupak
“As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the continuity of the past--to preserve the delicate balance of justice between the majority's whims and the minority's rights.” MomentsGovernmentPastHousePoliticsJusticeRightsBalanceReflectionMajorityEqualityMoodPreservesMinoritiesSenateDelicateContinuityWhim Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“The people, when they have been unchecked, have been as unjust, tyrannical, brutal, barbarous, and cruel, as any king or senate possessed of uncontrollable power. The majority has eternally, and without one exception, usurped over the rights of the minority.” PeopleHas BeensRightsKingsMajorityMinoritiesExceptionSenatePossessedBrutalUnjustUncontrollable Book:The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations Source: The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations
“There are two amendments only which I am anxious for: 1. A bill of rights, which it is so much the interest of all to have that I conceive it must be yielded...2. The restoring of the principle of necessary rotation, particularly to the Senate and Presidency, but most of all to the last.” TwoLastsInterestPrinciplesRightsBillsAnxiousSenateAmendmentsPresidencyBill Of RightsRestoringRotation Author:Thomas Jefferson
“Sudan replaced the U.S. on the U.N. Human Rights Commission joining Syria, and Cuba. So now, the commission members have no interest in upholding the stated mission of the panel. It's just like the Senate Ethics Committee.” HumansInterestRightsMembersEthicsHuman RightsMissionsSenateReplacedSyriaCommitteesCubaJoiningSudan Author:Argus Hamilton
“The Grocery Manufacturers Association is behind the bills which have been trying to pre-empt states' labeling laws in the Senate. And they have a lot of money and power in Washington. So it's a classic David versus Goliath story, where corporate lobbying outweighs consumers' rights.” TryingHas BeensStatesStoriesLawBehindsRightsBillsConsumersCorporateClassicAssociationSenateLots Of MoneyVersusGroceriesLabelingMoney And PowerLobbyingGoliath Author:Zoe Lister-Jones
“As the elected representatives of the American people, all the people, nearly 300 million people, that we in the Senate are charged with the responsibility to examine whether to entrust their precious rights and liberties to [Supreme Court] nominee.” PeopleResponsibilityLibertyMillionsRightsCourtSupremeSenateRepresentativesSupreme Court Author:Patrick Leahy