Political Quotes

Madam President, I am pleased to supplement the remarks of our distinguished leader with respect to Social Security. Rhode Island has I believe the largest participation per capita in Social Security in the country. Social Security is what…

That sense of political listlessness quietly sinks in and informs the political refrain: Republicans are shameless, Democrats are spineless.

Mr. President, let me thank our Democratic leader for that very kind intro. I will confess that I come to the Senate floor today with a pretty heavy heart. The effort that we are engaged in right now is going to be extremely damaging to…

If you're always meeting voters where they are or were, they'll begin to notice that you never have anything new to say, that they never learn anything from you, that you're not a leader but a follower.