Senate Quotes - Page 22

• We in the Senate refer to Sen. Gillibrand as the hottest member.

  Harry Reid

  Members, Hottest

  "Reid calls Gillibrand the 'hottest' member at fundraiser". Remarks during a fundraiser for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, www.politico.com. September 20, 2010.

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• We can move America forward with a strong middle class. We can move America forward with a strong Democratic majority in the Senate. And together we can move America forward with Barack Obama in the White House.

  Harry Reid

  Strong, Moving, Together We Can

  Harry Reid's speech at the Democratic National Convention, www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.

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• We must stop the Tea Party before the United States Senate falls into the hands of extremists and ideologues who leave no room for reason or compromise, who dont recognize common ground even when theyre standing on it.

  Harry Reid

  Party, Fall, Hands

  Harry Reid's speech at the Democratic National Convention, www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.

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• I worry that the Senate is working to consider a series of little-noticed provisions in comprehensive immigration reform that may provide a pathway to a national ID card for all individuals present in the United States - citizens and noncitizens.

  Rand Paul

  Worry, Pathways, Immigration

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• Serving in the United States Senate has been the greatest privilege of my life.

  Dean Heller

  United States, Privilege, Has Beens

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• The Democrats were in the majority in the U.S. Senate when we voted for the Iraq war and passed the U.S. Patriot Act. It's not enough to be in the majority, you have to stand for something.

  Russ Feingold

  War, Iraq, Majority

  The Boston Globe, March 06, 2006.

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• Thank God she doesn't have to be confirmed by the Senate.(on the birth of his granddaughter)

  Herbert Hoover

  Granddaughter, Thank God, Birth

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• Montanans elected me to the Senate to do away with shady backroom deals and to make government work better.

  Jon Tester

  Government, Shady, Deals

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• 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.

  Bart Stupak

  Believe, Rights, Law

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• The chaplain of the Senate does not pray for the Senate. He watches the Senate and prays for the country.

  Sam Levenson

  Country, Government, Doe

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• Everyone in Senate is a hurdle, but everyone in there has children. Everyone in there has grandchildren. No one wants to see our kids continue to gain weight, have high blood pressure high cholesterol, diabetes, and depression.

  Richard Simmons

  Children, Kids, Blood

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• The Enron scandal continues. The U.S. Senate has announced they are going to subpoena Ken Lay and make him testify. Apparently Lay received the subpoena this morning and then, out of habit, immediately shredded it.

  Conan O'Brien

  Morning, Enron Scandal, Habit

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• Improving some of the rules under which the Senate functions can begin to replace some of the bad habits Washington has developed with better ones.

  Michael Bennet

  Habit, Function, Improving

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• As a territory, American Samoa has no representation in the U.S. Senate, and we Samoans lost a respected and powerful ally with the passing of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye.

  Troy Polamalu

  Powerful, Hawaii, Territory

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• I think dealing with the U.S. Senate is very different from dealing with the electorate.

  David Remnick

  Thinking, Different, Electorate

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• I was listening to the guy that represented me in the state Senate, and I just got really frustrated. I called my wife and said, Ive always wanted to do something that makes a difference. So I ended up running and won.

  Matt Salmon

  Running, Differences, Wife

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• My opponents will do anything they can to distract from their own flawed candidate. Bob Menendez is under federal criminal investigation. As far as I know, he is the only candidate for Senate under federal criminal investigation.

  Thomas Kean, Jr.

  Criminals, Bob, Opponents

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• John Kerry has apologized for saying those who do not study hard and do their homework will get stuck in Iraq. Now, those that do not campaign well and are boring will end up stuck in the Senate.

  Jay Leno

  Iraq, Campaigns, Homework

  "The Money Just Wasn't There for Kerry". www.politico.com. January 24, 2007.

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• This is the Immorality Act of 1927.To prohibit illicit carnal intercourse between Europeans and natives and other acts in relation thereto. Be it enacted by the king's most excellent Majesty, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa as follows.

  Trevor Noah

  Kings, House, Unions

  Source: www.npr.org

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• I would say to the people of Queensland, and to all listeners around the country, is that if you want stable government in the next term of parliament, it's not just enough to reelect the [Malcolm] Turnbull government. It's also important to elect a senate which will be able to deal with the important reforms, with the important legislation, in a way in which the senate in the last parliament was unable to deal with.

  George Brandis

  Country, Government, People

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• I don't think the political class has the slightest idea even yet what is in store for them. And I'll tell you something else, too. I'm not sure, based on a couple things, that even the Republicans in the House and Senate are ready for this. I mean, the breakneck pace with which Trump is going to attempt to get his agenda implemented and the techniques and the methods that he will use to do so.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Couple, Mean, Thinking

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

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• The Senate gathered to say goodbye to Vice President Joe Biden. Biden has been a presence there for more than 40 years.

  Ari Shapiro

  Goodbye, Years, President

  Source: www.npr.org

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• An example is ObamaCare, which is now embattled in the Senate. If that goes through the way [Barack] Obama wants, we will have something very much like the British system.

  Nat Hentoff

  Obamacare, Example, Want

  Source: annaz.blogspot.com

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• [Madness] happened so frequently. I think what I was most maddest about - and it's in the book [Speaking Freely: A Memoir] - when the House and the Senate, back in 1984, were debating a bill that would - at least delay and maybe stop some of the ex - summary execution of disabled children - infants. And the Down syndrome kids and other kids had been, in some cases, routinely let die, to use the euphemism.

  Nat Hentoff

  Children, Book, Kids

  Source: thedailyhatch.org

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• Between [Speaker of the House] Paul Ryan, [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell, and Donald Trump's team, I don't see a lot of openings for making real progress.

  Bill McKibben

  Real, Team, Majority Leader

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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