"thumbs down, voting no on the key Republican priority of trying to repeal Obamacare."
"I do not come to the floor to oppose a nomination of the President of the United States often because I believe that elections have consequences."
"Not only is Mr. Blinken unqualified but he is a threat to the traditional interests and values that embody the United States of America."
"U.S. foreign policy is in a shambles. It is, at best, astrategic, and at worst, antistrategic."
"Senator McCain, do you see all of these children? Those children believe that you have abandoned them."
"Mr. Biden has been 'wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.'"
"Today it is clear that what is happening is that we are attacking ISIS in Syria. We are not attacking Bashar Assad, this butcher."
"What is this administration doing? It is trying to make a deal with the Iranians and leaving Bashar Assad to wreak havoc."
"Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans. And please believe me when I say no association has ever meant more to me than that."
"History will remember that late-night thumbs down movement, when the great, great John McCain denied Republicans the opportunity to repeal the Affordable Care Act."
"I wouldn't be here tonight, but for the strength of her character."