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You don't get to recall a senator just because you don't like her or just because you want the seat for your own party.
I'm an accountant. I'm a manufacturer from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, who stepped up to the plate, and now I'm a U.S. senator.
Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.
I could have possibly beaten Senator McCain in the primary. Then I could have been the candidate who lost to Barack Obama.
I think a sitting senator who's been there 36 years is not doing a favor to anyone in the state of Utah nor to the country.
Senator Martinez is not driven by polls; he is driven by the needs of the state of Florida and its 17 million constituents.
The election of Senator Barack Obama brought jubilation across Africa, where millions celebrated him as 'one of their own.'
Only in a nation like ours could someone like me, the scrappy son of a simple carpenter, grow up to become a simple senator.
I hope Paper Boi runs for president. I hope he does. Governor, mayor, senator, I hope he does it all. You better believe it.
I would love for Senator Cruz, and everyone creating fear mongering and hatred, to consider creating hope, optimism and love.
Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.
We have the Terminator as governor, and we had an actor as president, so why shouldn't we have a fashion designer as a senator?
You can't go to Washington as a congressman and a senator and expect to make a difference all at once. You have to earn your way.
Senator Brown and I have different philosophies as represented in our different ratings: I am a conservative, and he is a liberal.
It brings me back to reality. The combine doesn't care if you're a senator or not. It breaks down whenever it wants to break down.
When women come up to me like, 'I am a freaking senator,' or, 'I'm a doctor,' it's like, 'Damn, y'all like me? I look up to y'all!'
I'm honored to have served for 18 years as Arizona's 10th Senator - and for four terms in the House of Representatives before that.
In Washington, Senator Paul has put his own ambition ahead of Kentuckians and is behind policies that would hurt Kentucky families.
I like a lot of my Republican colleagues, starting with my friend from Indiana, Senator Lugar. We've had an excellent relationship.
My grandfather was a popular senator, known as an advocate for fiscal responsibility, including the line-item veto for the president.
I doubt the people of North Carolina will be content to allow the governor to decide or even unduly influence selecting their senator.
Senator Arlen Specter hasn't really switched parties; he's simply realized he cannot win the Pennsylvania Republican primary election.
We're all used to hearing the word 'authentic' a little too often these days, but in Senator Gillibrand's case, it's entirely accurate.
As your Senator, I always fought the fight for those who could not fight for themselves, and I believe the results speak for themselves.
Senator Walsh has a long history of fighting for Montanans, both at home and in combat. He deserves respect for his courage on our behalf.
I believe that any candidate who supports the war should not receive our support. It doesn't matter if they're Senator Clinton or whoever.
As senator, my focus will be on standing up for Mainers, especially when it comes to protecting our rights and fighting for our health care.
When you're told to go brief a United States senator on a covert operation, you go do it. And you trust the information isn't going to leak.
I was the first reporter in the country to get a U.S. Senator on the air during the 9/11 attacks - I was broadcasting from the Hart Building.
In my first week as a U.S. senator, I had the privilege of participating in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
Back when the powerful 19th-century senator Henry Clay was called 'the great compromiser,' achieving a compromise really was considered great.
The fact that a Republican is in the late Senator Kennedy's old seat probably must have him rolling in his grave, probably spilling his drink.
Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including 'vice president,' that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.
I have respect for Senator McCain. I used to like him a lot. I supported him. I raised a lot of money for his campaign against President Obama.
We work for the public, and I believe that if a senator wants to block a piece of legislation or a nominee, they owe the public an explanation.
You become a senator not by being passive but by being active, and all of a sudden, we've got a whole group just deciding to sit on their palms.
I was once invited to attend a private dinner for Senator John F. Kennedy. But it was a Saturday evening, and I passed. Had better things to do.
South Carolina needs a Senator who cares about South Carolina, who fights for you, who understands and feels your pain, and works to address it.
I was raised in the Washington household of my grandfather Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma, and have known politicians intimately all my life.
When Senator Cruz, with all due respect, tries to throw my network and CNN under the bus, let me stand up for my colleagues and journalists here.
The press pool was taking bets on how many months I would last. There was nobody in the state who thought I had any shot at being a good senator.
As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only dream to emulate.
Feminists cried, 'Sexism!' when New York Senator Hillary Clinton was judged not by the content of her character but by the color of her pantsuits.
It's a sacrifice for me. It's not really something I want to do. I don't love the idea of being a U.S. senator; I love the idea of being a mother.
My opponent Senator Menendez and his colleagues are pursuing what I consider a Jon Corzine economic policy. Higher taxes, more spending, more debt.
As Vermont's senator and a member of the Budget Committee, I will not support a plan to reduce the deficit that does not call for shared sacrifice.
If you don't want to do your job as a U.S. Senator, then please resign your seat and stop taking taxpayer money for a job you're not doing anymore.
As a senator, I will prioritize overturning the current system and restoring openness and integrity to our government to return power to the people.
Senator McConnell has always won in the past because he's had a bigger blow horn. He's always had tens of millions of dollars more than his opponent.
I like some of the young guys like Senator Thune. He's a guy that looks good. He's very articulate, he's very smart, and he truly is a public servant.