What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian, absolute power on either side. And that's just not what the founders intended.

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We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the...

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

The basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to...

The basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to...

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that...

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that...

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of...

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of...

The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in...

The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in...

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

We are the change we have been waiting for.

We are the change we have been waiting for.

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000...

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000...

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

When youre in the thick of the fight, you rise or fall as one unit,...

When youre in the thick of the fight, you rise or fall as one unit,...

If we arent willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask...

If we arent willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask...

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

Why can't I just eat my waffle?

Why can't I just eat my waffle?

We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any...

We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any...

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in...

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...