Senators Quotes - Page 15

• Senator Obama voted against Justice Breyer and Justice Roberts on the grounds that they didn't meet his ideological standards. That's not the way we should judge these nominees. Elections have consequences.

  John McCain

  Justice, Judging, Way

  John McCain at The Third Presidential Candidates Debate at Hofstra University at Hempstead, New York, www.nytimes.com. October 15, 2008.

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• I've got the best job in the world being a senator from the United States, a senator from South Carolina in the United States Senate, representing South Carolina in the United States Senate is a dream job for me, but the world is literally falling apart. And we can't get anything done here at home. So that drives my thinking more than anything else.

  Lindsey Graham

  Dream, Jobs, Fall

  "What's at stake for US as Saudi-led airstrikes pound Yemen?". "Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo, www.foxnews.com. April 27, 2015.

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• I've campaigned many, many times together with Senator McCain. He's campaigned for me; I've campaigned for him, good friend.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Good Friend, Together, Mccain

  "He's Ready! Rudy Giuliani Talks with Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. February 6, 2007.

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• No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real. And it comes from the very nature of what judges do.

  Orrin Hatch

  Real, Judging, May

  "Day One of the Roberts Hearings". Orrin Hatch's speech at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of John Roberts to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., www.washingtonpost.com. September 12, 2005.

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• In the middle of the cavernous cargo hold was a simple, aluminum coffin with a small American flag draped over it. We were bringing another American soldier, just killed, home to his family and final resting place. The starkness of his coffin in the center of the hold, the silence except for the din of the engines, was a real time cold reminder of the consequences of decisions for which we Senators share responsibility.

  John F. Kerry

  Real, Responsibility, Home

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• I think the real, fundamental problem that the Republicans have is, 'How do we get meaner, how do we get nastier with immigrants, so that we can take a smaller group,' now apparently led by Senator Cruz - I mean, maybe he's gonna be the next Speaker of the House. Because it's quite clear that Mr. Boehner has no control over this conference.

  Luis Gutierrez

  Real, Mean, Thinking

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• I knew Jack Kennedy; Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.

  Lloyd Bentsen

  Memorable, Jack Kennedy, Mines

  Remark in vice-presidential debate, 5 Oct. 1988

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• Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.

  George W. Bush

  Massachusetts, Enough, Education Funding

  George W. Bush during Presidential Debate at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, www.npr.org. October 13, 2004.

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• 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.

  John Hoeven

  Strong, Support, President

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• 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.

  Zach Galifianakis

  Thinking, Long, Down And

  "Campaign stars Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell talk politics and pee". Interview with Josh Modell, www.avclub.com. August 8, 2012.

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

  Judd Gregg

  Jobs, Trying, Going To Work

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• The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional protections such as the separation of powers, the Bill of Rights, election of senators by state legislators, the electoral college, no income taxation, most governmental functions performed at the state and local levels, and myriad other constitutional limitations on the powers of the central government.

  Thomas DiLorenzo

  College, Rights, Government

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• 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.

  Jon Stewart

  Fun, Nice, Joy

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• At that time a senator who was on the Joint Committee of Atomic Energy said rather quietly, 'You know, we're having a little problem with waste these days.' I didn't know what he meant then, but I know now.

  David R. Brower

  Energy, Littles, Waste

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• I reject the notion that a high turnout helps Senator Kerry. I think in Florida at least, it's going to help President Bush because we have gotten more registered voters than the Democrats, and our base is just fired up - thanks to your help and a lot of others.

  Jeb Bush

  Thinking, Florida, President

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• 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.

  Jeff Flake

  Country, Race, Bars

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• 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.

  John McCain

  United States, Defense, Boxers

  "Hardball with Chris Matthews", www.nbcnews.com. October 18, 2010.

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• Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue.

  George W. Bush

  Two Sides, Issues, Long

  George W. Bush's Remarks at Bush-Cheney 2004 Reception in Houston, Texas, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. March 8, 2004.

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• 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.

  John F. Kerry

  President, United States, Bakers

  John Kerry's speech to the Democratic National Convention, www.washingtonpost.com. September 6, 2012.

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• 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.

  Josh Mandel

  Country, Needs, Firsts

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• I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent until they balance the budget. I call that conservative common sense.

  Herman Cain

  Believe, Cutting, Common Sense

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• 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.

  Josh Mandel

  Ohio, Issues, People

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• Rome had senators too, and that is why it declined.

  Frank Dane

  Rome, Politics, Politician

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• I've done what I've always wanted to do. But as one Senator said, just because you're doing what you've always wanted to do, it doesn't mean you have to do it forever. And it's very taxing in terms of the travel, the running around.

  Russ Feingold

  Running, Mean, Forever

  Interview with Matthew Rothschild for The Progressive Magazine, www.thirdworldtraveler.com. May 2002.

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• When Hillary Clinton ran against Senator [Barack] Obama she thought him naive because he thought it was a good idea to talk to our enemies. I think those are exactly the people you have to talk to and you have to negotiate with.

  Bernie Sanders

  Thinking, Ideas, People

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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