“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordMay 24, 2011
I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Louisiana (Mrs. Landrieu), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) would vote ``nay.''
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Democratic · Illinois
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