#senate

The U.S. Senate already has one Arlen Specter too many. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#arlen #many #senate #specter #too

It's now up to the full Senate to move swiftly to confirm John Roberts so he can assume his duties and responsibilities as chief justice when the Supreme Court begins its new term in a matter of weeks. We call on the Senate to confirm John Roberts without delay. ↗

— Jay Alan Sekulow

#begins #call #chief #chief justice #confirm

The Farm Bill is one of the only bills that provides substantial deficit reduction that passed the Senate this year. It only makes sense that this deficit reduction bill would be included in a larger deficit reduction agreement. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#bill #bills #deficit #deficit reduction #farm

We believe the Senate language provides for federal subsidies for abortions. Plus there's 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 that's totally against federal law. So we are saying take that out. ↗

— Bart Stupak

#against #believe #dollar #every #federal

I was in the Minnesota state Senate from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, I was urged to run for Congress, I did. And I've been here ever since. ↗

— Michele Bachmann

#congress #did #ever #here #i

Apparently there are some Democratic leaders in the Senate that are running for office who now believe in tax cuts. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#believe #cuts #democratic #democratic leaders #leaders

We must return conservatives to the majority in the U.S. Senate. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#majority #must #return #senate

Everyone believed the Senate could not really be led. It used to take so long to rise up through seniority. In two years Lyndon Johnson is assistant leader of his party. In four years he is the leader of his party. ↗

— Robert Caro

#believed #could #everyone #four #his

Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#due #fast #find #friends #his

The Tea Party has an important voice in the country and now they have a voice in the U.S. Senate. ↗

— Mike Lee

#important #now #party #senate #tea