Political Quotes

Before you came on, Senator Kim talked about taking on the New Jersey political machine. Political machines everywhere work pretty much the same. If you behave well, you get your stuff. And pork is distributed based on political alliances…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum with respect to the Miran nomination be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

But not anymore. We are causing death now. We are spreading disease now. We are deepening starvation now.

Madam President, everyone enters public service hoping that they can make a difference, but few have the ability or the fortune to do as much good as Senator Dick Durbin has over his long and storied career. Since stepping into these Halls…