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Once I was standing in line to buy a telephone and Senator Wirth was in line with me. The next day the New York Times reported that we'd both purchased telephones and what price we'd paid!


Harold H. Greene


#buy #day #i #line #me

The Constitution gives the president the power to appoint, upon the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate, and it plainly does not give a minority of senators any right to interfere with that process.


John Jay Hooker


#any #appoint #consent #constitution #does

Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60.


Evan Bayh


#continually #debate #filibuster #issue #just

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


John Cornyn


#justices #platform #political #politicians #run

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only dream to emulate.


John McCain


#could #days #decency #dream #emulate

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


#barbara boxer #because #bitterly #boxer #experience

I think it's unconscionable for a Senator from Massachusetts to come down here and tell the people of Florida what's right for them. It's arrogant and irresponsible.


Jeff Miller


#come #down #florida #here #i

I don't want to be a senator.


Deval Patrick


#senator #want

Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents.


John Cornyn


#need #represent #senators #their #think

So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman and senator is to pave local parking lots and build local sewer plants. These parochial interests are getting in the way of the national interests.


Jim DeMint


#congressman #cut #every #getting #going