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U.S. Senate
Quotes from current and former United States senators.
Current senators
HIMazie K. HironoHawaii272 Quotes
NHMargaret Wood HassanNew Hampshire63 Quotes
NJCory A. BookerNew Jersey89 Quotes
VAMark R. WarnerVirginia371 Quotes
CTChristopher S. MurphyConnecticut177 Quotes
COJohn W. HickenlooperColorado60 Quotes
WYCynthia M. LummisWyoming44 Quotes
DEChristopher CoonsDelaware308 Quotes
MDAngela AlsobrooksMaryland78 Quotes
OK-RAlan ArmstrongOklahoma3 Quotes
WI-DTammy BaldwinWisconsin1,965 Quotes
IN-RJim BanksIndiana376 Quotes
WY-RJohn BarrassoWyoming2,920 Quotes
CO-DMichael BennetColorado2,014 Quotes
TN-RMarsha BlackburnTennessee1,294 Quotes
CT-DRichard BlumenthalConnecticut6,403 Quotes
DE-DLisa Blunt RochesterDelaware326 Quotes
AR-RJohn BoozmanArkansas1,762 Quotes
AL-RKatie BrittAlabama411 Quotes
NC-RTed BuddNorth Carolina170 Quotes
WA-DMaria CantwellWashington2,985 Quotes
WV-RShelley Moore CapitoWest Virginia1,601 Quotes
LA-RBill CassidyLouisiana2,240 Quotes
ME-RSusan CollinsMaine4,886 Quotes
TX-RJohn CornynTexas1,919 Quotes
AR-RTom CottonArkansas939 Quotes
ND-RKevin CramerNorth Dakota802 Quotes
ID-RMike CrapoIdaho1,226 Quotes
TX-RTed CruzTexas2,813 Quotes
UT-RJohn CurtisUtah435 Quotes
MTSteve DainesMontana157 Quotes
IL-DTammy DuckworthIllinois1,343 Quotes
IA-RJoni ErnstIowa982 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 HawleyMissouri1,551 Quotes
NM-DMartin HeinrichNew Mexico1,316 Quotes
ND-RJohn HoevenNorth Dakota2,012 Quotes
OHJon HustedOhio52 Quotes
MS-RCindy Hyde-SmithMississippi366 Quotes
WI-RRon JohnsonWisconsin3,819 Quotes
WV-RJim JusticeWest Virginia57 Quotes
VATimothy KaineVirginia1 Quote
AZ-DMark KellyArizona1,450 Quotes
LA-RJohn KennedyLouisiana144 Quotes
NJ-DAndy KimNew Jersey215 Quotes
ME-IAngus KingMaine3,147 Quotes
MN-DAmy KlobucharMinnesota4,579 Quotes
OK-RJames LankfordOklahoma3,430 Quotes
UT-RMike LeeUtah1,994 Quotes
MA-DEd MarkeyMassachusetts6,333 Quotes
KS-RRoger MarshallKansas838 Quotes
KY-RMitch McConnellKentucky1,493 Quotes
PA-RDavid McCormickPennsylvania10 Quotes
OR-DJeff MerkleyOregon4,033 Quotes
KS-RJerry MoranKansas3,306 Quotes
OHBernie MorenoOhio136 Quotes
AK-RLisa MurkowskiAlaska7,866 Quotes
WA-DPatty MurrayWashington5,265 Quotes
GA-DJon OssoffGeorgia702 Quotes
CA-DAlex PadillaCalifornia1,448 Quotes
KY-RRand PaulKentucky2,311 Quotes
MI-DGary PetersMichigan2,066 Quotes
RI-DJack ReedRhode Island3,386 Quotes
NEPete RickettsNebraska267 Quotes
IDJames E. RischIdaho357 Quotes
NV-DJacky RosenNevada802 Quotes
SD-RMike RoundsSouth Dakota865 Quotes
VTBernard SandersVermont138 Quotes
HI-DBrian SchatzHawaii1,805 Quotes
CA-DAdam SchiffCalifornia1,942 Quotes
MO-REric SchmittMissouri162 Quotes
NYCharles E. SchumerNew York322 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 Dakota2,869 Quotes
NC-RThom TillisNorth Carolina1,012 Quotes
AL-RTommy TubervilleAlabama784 Quotes
GA-DRaphael WarnockGeorgia1,146 Quotes
MA-DElizabeth WarrenMassachusetts6,119 Quotes
VT-DPeter WelchVermont1,488 Quotes
RI-DSheldon WhitehouseRhode Island3,938 Quotes
MS-RRoger WickerMississippi2,313 Quotes
OR-DRon WydenOregon5,769 Quotes
IN-RTodd YoungIndiana877 Quotes
Former senators
My wife had just been through an unplanned C-section. I wanted to be there for her, and for our newborn because being a husband and a father matters more to me than any campaign, or any job.
My daughter Isla was born right in the middle of my Senate campaign. One of the most competitive races in the country. And instead of staying out there campaigning, I took two months off.
This was supposed to last four weeks, it's lasted four months. Our original objectives have not been achieved.
You have not told the American people what's going on.
Trump's historic blunder in Iran. It'll go down in the history books as one of the worst foreign policy forays America has ever made.
At the end of the day, I have a different reality. And sometimes the alternative universe that is X doesn’t reflect the facts on the ground.
I am voting for war powers until I get a briefing.
I stood and said, ‘You have not told the American people what’s going on.’
I want to thank Vice President Vance and Special Envoy Witkoff for the thorough briefing this afternoon on Iran. I appreciate the quick invitation to the White House to address many of my concerns.
The challenge that we have is to build the different points of view together, all in service of helping people who are struggling to pay their bills to get more economic security.
The voters are clearly telling us they want us to be bolder — bolder in the policies we’re proposing and bolder in the tactics we use to fight authoritarians.
We're going to be completely aligned with our partners in the Gulf.
While we want a deal, we don't want a deal at any price.
International waterways do not belong to any nation state. This is a foundational principle in the world today, without which the world would be in total chaos.
I look forward to getting this bill through Congress in short order, sending it to the president's desk and delivering another major win for the American people.
This funding is essential. It would accelerate immediate production of key capabilities, from exquisite munitions to low-cost hypersonics, strike weapons and drones.
I will closely review this request in its entirety and ensure we take care of our servicemembers, but I will not rubberstamp tens of billions more for this disastrous war of choice.
After dragging America into a reckless war, he now wants Congress to hand him tens of billions more to paper over the damage — while families are still paying higher prices.
But since hostilities seem to be over and the President asked me to give consideration to his negotiating position, I will do so.
My opinion on the debate over war and executive power has not changed and I have voted that way several times.
We're going to push for it in the next Congress, when we believe we will be in the majority.
I suspect it will come up on the floor of the Senate that Democrats want to give a fair shake to people on traditional Medicare and Republicans want to help billionaires.
Everyone else in the health insurance neighborhood has one — employer coverage, the Affordable Care Act, all of them have a cap.





