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“I think I can speak for every Senator, saying that he or she ran for the Senate because we want to help make this a better place; that is, we want to help our States and help America.”

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Author:Max Baucus

“Fellow senators balked at punishing Senator Alfonse D'Amato of New York though he was caught in a series of transactions that earned him the label "Senator Sleaze." D'Amato explained their reluctance as he defended his own behavior. "There but for the grace of God go most of my colleagues," he said.”

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Book:Who will tell the people: the betrayal of American democracy

Source: Who will tell the people: the betrayal of American democracy

“I think it would help tremendously to have a senator that knows where jobs come from, that knows how to create them, that knows how to bring them back and, importantly, knows what it means to manage billions of dollars' worth of expenses and cut billions of dollars' worth of expenses.”

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Author:Carly Fiorina

“If Senator Obama becomes pro-life then I'll consider giving him my vote.”

Ifs Giving Vote Senators Pro Life

Author:Alveda King

“If you look at where presidents come from, they're former governors or senators.”

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Author:Eleanor Clift

“Justices are not politicians. They don't run on a political platform, and senators should not ask them to do so.”

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Author:John Cornyn

“I believe that the American administration of Iraq has been arrogant, has pursued policies that are illegal in international law and has been ignorant and incompetent. I said this very forthrightly to the senators.”

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Author:Juan Cole

“I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.”

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Book:Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President

Source: Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President

“The 21st Amendment gives the states the right to decide what the drinking ages should be and other aspects relative to alcoholic beverages, and I support that. As a United States senator, I want to weigh in - this is not my agenda.”

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Author:Pete Coors

“I can honestly say that being a United States senator has been the honor of my life.”

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Author:John Ensign

“Come Senators, Congressman, please heed the call, don't stand in the doorway, don't block the hall.”

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Author:Bob Dylan

“Senator, it has been reported that you have had illegal congress with your mother.”

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Book:Pass Thru Fire: The Collected Lyrics

Source: Pass Thru Fire: The Collected Lyrics

“Must be nice to be a Republican senator sometimes, because you get the fun of breaking sh*t and the joy of complaining the sh*t you just broke doesn't work.”

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Author:Jon Stewart

“Senator Jon Kyl has given all of the eventual candidates in this race an excellent model of how to best serve Arizona and the country. He's set the bar extremely high, and I'll do my best to meet that standard.”

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Author:Jeff Flake

“Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.”

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Author:Judd Gregg

“The congressmen and senators used to go have a drink in D.C. They would disagree all day long, but they would find that time to sit down and learn about each other personally. I think that's totally wiped out; I don't think it really exists anymore.”

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Author:Zach Galifianakis

“Our Keystone legislation received strong bipartisan support in the Senate. Although it didn't receive the 60 votes necessary for passage, 56 senators - a majority - voted in favor of the bill. Despite President Obama's actively lobbying against the bill, we still won the support of 11 Democrats.”

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Author:John Hoeven

“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.”

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Author:John McCain

“One thing I will commit to the people of Ohio is, when I'm a U.S. senator and there's issues being debated in Washington, when I'm a U.S. senator they'll know exactly what my position is.”

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Author:Josh Mandel

“While I am a Republican, I'm a conservative first and I'm a constitutional conservative, and in Washington some of the Republicans are oftentimes just as much a problem as some of the Democrats, and we need to elect more senators like Senator Rubio and others who will stand proudly as conservatives to do the right thing for our country.”

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Author:Josh Mandel

“Republican secretaries of state from Kissinger to Baker, Powell to Rice, President Bush, 71 United States Senators all supported President Obama's new START treaty, but not Mitt Romney.”

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Author:John F. Kerry

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