If we can get this economy moving and quit doing the things that prohibit growth, Alabama... can sustain that growth.

It is clear that IDEA '97 not only undermines the educational process, it also undermines the authority of educators.

In 1999, the NRA leadership in Washington, pretty much the same people intact, were for (expanded background checks.)

I don't want anybody between a doctor and a patient - not an insurance company bureaucrat or a Washington bureaucrat.

I was in the state Senate in Wyoming, and we actually legislated. We offered amendments on bills and voted on things.

Tolerance of dissent is the hallmark of a mature party, and it is well past time for the Republican Party to grow up.

I'm ashamed that Congress finds billions for pork-barrel subsidies but fails to find money for veterans' health care.

It's a matter of fact that Senator Obama has spent more money on negative ads than any political campaign in history.

One of the primary reasons I first ran for Congress was to be a voice for our troops, veterans and military families.

It doesn't make sense to argue about how much global warming is caused by man - whether it's 5 percent or 50 percent.

Donald Trump is never going to be the nominee. So, I'm not worried about a hypothetical that's never going to happen.

Everything that I will ever accomplish, I owe to God, to my parent's sacrifices, and to the United States of America.

I thought the best way to topple Assad was not through airstrikes, but through equipping the moderate rebel elements.

There is a majority of scientists that say that global carbon emissions by humans causes some changes in the climate.

Blue slips enable home-state senators to ensure that the federal judges serving in their states are highly qualified.

I think one of the things that we are facing right now is that we've stopped listening to each other in our politics.

I think I was about 30 before I realized that not every family talks about the presentment clause on a regular basis.

The conservative candidate who ignores moderates is as misguided as the moderate candidate who ignores conservatives.

So in the House and Senate, we own the budget. So what does that mean? That means that we can pass the spending bill.

Back during the campaign, there were a lot of questions: Is Trump really a conservative? A lot of questions about it.

We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.

The vast majority of my time is traveling and talking about the issues. It isn't really calling and asking for money.

It isn't hard to find injustice around us, but we must not let injustice smear the good deeds that do occur everyday.

If there's not any endgame, we're in quicksand. We take one more step, and we're still there, and there's no way out.

I do believe that we should keep guns out of the hands of terrorists, would-be terrorists, and a lot of other people.

For Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 267,300 reserve component service men and women were called to service.

When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience.

Pell Grants aren't 'welfare,' they are a gateway to opportunity for some of our nation's best and brightest students.

I think the nation as a whole has a role in making sure that each individual, each citizen maximizes one's potential.

But in my life, the vast majority of people that have really afforded me the opportunity to succeed were white folks.

Stem cell research holds enormous promise for easing human suffering, and federal support is critical to its success.

I am very, very, very concerned about the United States getting drawn into an endless war, year after year after year.

Rich get richer. Everyone else gets poorer. And all these guys can talk about is war and defunding Planned Parenthood.

We have to say to the billionaire class, enough is enough. You cannot have it all. You are going to pay more in taxes.

Planned Parenthood and Human Rights Campaign are standing up and fighting the important fights that have to be fought.

I see a future where American companies lead the world in the production of hybrid-plug in cars and electric vehicles.

Yes, we become stronger when black and whites, Latino, Asian American, Native American, when all of us stand together.

If you grew up where I grew up, you would experience a very different criminal justice system than Camden, New Jersey.

America has seen enough of a handful of people growing rich at the cost of our nation descending into economic crisis.

We are now paying the cost of people who move jobs overseas as taxpayers, and people are appalled when they hear that.

People feel like the system is rigged against them, and here is the painful part, they're right. The system is rigged.

If the choice is go to war or end up with an American city hit by weapon of mass destruction, then the choice is easy.

I have supported civil rights activity in my state. I have done my job with integrity, equality, and fairness for all.

One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them.

American farmers and ranchers deserve a USDA that will pursue supportive policies rather than seek their further harm.

I think the problem with President Obama - and I like him personally, I came into the Senate with him - is his agenda.

Washington's a mess, but that's not stopping me from getting bills to help Montana signed into law by President Trump.

We want Iowa to remain red. We have worked so hard to get here. We will not be a purple state: we will be a red state.

I was advised by my assistant that the women of the Senate don't do potlucks. To which I responded, 'Of course we do.'

I would vote against anything that grants amnesty because I think it destroys your ability to enforce the existing law

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