This award will help jumpstart domestic critical mineral production while also keeping our state’s excellence at the center of it all.
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Quotes from current and former United States senators.
Current senators
VAMark R. WarnerVirginia360 Quotes
WYCynthia M. LummisWyoming44 Quotes
CTChristopher S. MurphyConnecticut177 Quotes
HIMazie K. HironoHawaii271 Quotes
COJohn W. HickenlooperColorado60 Quotes
DEChristopher CoonsDelaware308 Quotes
NHMargaret Wood HassanNew Hampshire63 Quotes
NJCory A. BookerNew Jersey89 Quotes
MDAngela AlsobrooksMaryland78 Quotes
OK-RAlan ArmstrongOklahoma3 Quotes
WI-DTammy BaldwinWisconsin1,955 Quotes
IN-RJim BanksIndiana375 Quotes
WY-RJohn BarrassoWyoming2,920 Quotes
CO-DMichael BennetColorado2,014 Quotes
TN-RMarsha BlackburnTennessee1,292 Quotes
CT-DRichard BlumenthalConnecticut6,402 Quotes
DE-DLisa Blunt RochesterDelaware325 Quotes
AR-RJohn BoozmanArkansas1,762 Quotes
AL-RKatie BrittAlabama410 Quotes
NC-RTed BuddNorth Carolina170 Quotes
WA-DMaria CantwellWashington2,983 Quotes
WV-RShelley Moore CapitoWest Virginia1,600 Quotes
LA-RBill CassidyLouisiana2,239 Quotes
ME-RSusan CollinsMaine4,886 Quotes
TX-RJohn CornynTexas1,919 Quotes
AR-RTom CottonArkansas936 Quotes
ND-RKevin CramerNorth Dakota802 Quotes
ID-RMike CrapoIdaho1,226 Quotes
TX-RTed CruzTexas2,810 Quotes
UT-RJohn CurtisUtah435 Quotes
MTSteve DainesMontana157 Quotes
IL-DTammy DuckworthIllinois1,340 Quotes
IL-DDick DurbinIllinois7,305 Quotes
IA-RJoni ErnstIowa975 Quotes
PA-DJohn FettermanPennsylvania648 Quotes
NEDeb FischerNebraska95 Quotes
AZRuben GallegoArizona144 Quotes
NY-DKirsten GillibrandNew York2,024 Quotes
IACharles E. GrassleyIowa277 Quotes
TN-RBill HagertyTennessee862 Quotes
MO-RJosh HawleyMissouri1,549 Quotes
NM-DMartin HeinrichNew Mexico1,308 Quotes
ND-RJohn HoevenNorth Dakota2,006 Quotes
OHJon HustedOhio47 Quotes
MS-RCindy Hyde-SmithMississippi365 Quotes
WI-RRon JohnsonWisconsin3,818 Quotes
WV-RJim JusticeWest Virginia51 Quotes
VATimothy KaineVirginia1 Quote
AZ-DMark KellyArizona1,449 Quotes
LA-RJohn KennedyLouisiana144 Quotes
NJ-DAndy KimNew Jersey214 Quotes
ME-IAngus KingMaine3,147 Quotes
MN-DAmy KlobucharMinnesota4,579 Quotes
OK-RJames LankfordOklahoma3,426 Quotes
UT-RMike LeeUtah1,994 Quotes
MA-DEd MarkeyMassachusetts6,331 Quotes
KS-RRoger MarshallKansas836 Quotes
KY-RMitch McConnellKentucky1,493 Quotes
PA-RDavid McCormickPennsylvania10 Quotes
OR-DJeff MerkleyOregon4,031 Quotes
KS-RJerry MoranKansas3,306 Quotes
OHBernie MorenoOhio136 Quotes
AK-RLisa MurkowskiAlaska7,865 Quotes
WA-DPatty MurrayWashington5,265 Quotes
GA-DJon OssoffGeorgia702 Quotes
CA-DAlex PadillaCalifornia1,440 Quotes
KY-RRand PaulKentucky2,311 Quotes
MI-DGary PetersMichigan2,064 Quotes
RI-DJack ReedRhode Island3,386 Quotes
NEPete RickettsNebraska265 Quotes
IDJames E. RischIdaho357 Quotes
NV-DJacky RosenNevada802 Quotes
SD-RMike RoundsSouth Dakota865 Quotes
VTBernard SandersVermont138 Quotes
HI-DBrian SchatzHawaii1,804 Quotes
CA-DAdam SchiffCalifornia1,941 Quotes
MO-REric SchmittMissouri161 Quotes
NYCharles E. SchumerNew York320 Quotes
FL-RRick ScottFlorida858 Quotes
SC-RTim ScottSouth Carolina2,243 Quotes
NHJean ShaheenNew Hampshire12 Quotes
MTTim SheehyMontana54 Quotes
MI-DElissa SlotkinMichigan556 Quotes
MN-DTina SmithMinnesota528 Quotes
AK-RDan SullivanAlaska2,104 Quotes
SD-RJohn ThuneSouth Dakota2,866 Quotes
NC-RThom TillisNorth Carolina1,012 Quotes
AL-RTommy TubervilleAlabama776 Quotes
GA-DRaphael WarnockGeorgia1,142 Quotes
MA-DElizabeth WarrenMassachusetts6,116 Quotes
VT-DPeter WelchVermont1,488 Quotes
RI-DSheldon WhitehouseRhode Island3,938 Quotes
MS-RRoger WickerMississippi2,313 Quotes
OR-DRon WydenOregon5,762 Quotes
IN-RTodd YoungIndiana871 Quotes
Former senators
Thank you to everyone who has been working hard to put on a great event.
Thanks to President Trump and his team, fireworks will once again be displayed over Mount Rushmore for the first time since 2020, just in time for the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.
In South Dakota, we don’t just climb mountains – we carve them.
Washington has lost billions of taxpayer dollars to fraud and improper payments because the government too often pays first and asks questions later.
President Trump has shown time and again he’s willing to use and abuse the full force of the federal government to intimidate and harm Americans.
So, while we should all take a moment to celebrate this incredible milestone, may this anniversary serve as a reminder of the work that we must do together to fulfill the promise of America for our children and grandchildren to come.
I believe that understanding our history is critical to understanding how we can move forward and chart a new course for the next 250 years.
This is an incredible milestone that speaks to the strength of our democracy and the American people.
I think we have to understand that people do not believe that this version of capitalism has worked. And frankly, it hasn't worked.
Accordingly, we insist that the Postal Service abandon this proposed regulation and return to its core mission of providing universal postal services to every American.
The Ivy VINE is more than a building. It is an opportunity for nonprofits to grow and excel.
Not only is it a great business opportunity for our partners, but I’ve seen firsthand how these investments help create jobs, support farmers and grow our economy back home.
Let’s commit to protecting it by never forgetting those who paid for it on Sept. 11, 2001, and the days that followed.
Remembrance without action is just sentiment, but the 9/11 Legacy Foundation is turning remembrance into action.
Freedom is not free, and it is not self-sustaining. It must be defended, and it must endure.
Today’s decision eviscerates one of the last fragile guardrails on coordinated political spending and will unleash a new arms race of campaign spending.
A massive win for the First Amendment that gives power back to political parties over dark money Super PACs.
You are rewarded more for being a jerk than you are for being a friend.
This place that drew Roosevelt here to heal has the same effect on just about anybody that comes here.
As it was for Teddy Roosevelt, it is clearly a place of healing.
Hands down the best possible job is being governor.
They’re trying to kick people who are fully eligible off the program.





