#senate

Lyndon Johnson, as majority leader of the United States Senate, he made the Senate work. ↗

— Robert Caro

#leader #lyndon #lyndon johnson #made #majority

Now, for this book I had to learn the world of the Senate, which is really for all that's written about the Senate, an unknowing world and its mores, and the way things work with subcommittees and all. I loved learning about that. ↗

— Robert Caro

#book #had #i #learn #learning

When his nomination comes before the United States Senate, Timothy Batten can count on my strong support... He is the right person for the job. ↗

— Saxby Chambliss

#comes #count #his #job #nomination

What happens in the Senate is the Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator. ↗

— Jim DeMint

#common denominator #denominator #happens #lowest #republicans

Well, first, if I am fortunate enough to be elected to the U.S. Senate, it won't be a party that will have elected me. It will be the people of California. ↗

— Carly Fiorina

#california #elected #enough #first #fortunate

President Obama's decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident. ↗

— Chuck Grassley

#bypass #consent #constitutional #decision #incident

It's like going into the Senate. You know, the first time you get there, you're all excited, "My God, how did I ever get here?" Then, about six months later, you say, "How the hell did the rest of them get here?" ↗

— Mike Gravel

#did #ever #excited #first #first time

I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women. ↗

— Anita Hill

#am #becoming #came #first #first time

It is preposterous that the current members of the United States Senate and all of their predecessors for more than 200 years haven't been able to read the Constitution and do what it says. ↗

— John Jay Hooker

#been #constitution #current #haven #members

It is plain that, when it comes to inferior officers, Congress itself can pass a law sending these nominees to the President with him having the authority to put them on the bench without the advice and consent of the Senate. ↗

— John Jay Hooker

#authority #bench #comes #congress #consent