The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don't.

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I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be...

I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be...

This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy.

This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy.

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

There is no social program in this country that is as important as a good...

There is no social program in this country that is as important as a good...

This country is about, in my judgment, aggressive, open debate. There is an old saying:...

This country is about, in my judgment, aggressive, open debate. There is an old saying:...

I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but...

I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but...

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the...

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the...

I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for.

I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for.

Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking...

Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking...

The taxpayers deserve accountability.

The taxpayers deserve accountability.

Is there decency left in American politics?

Is there decency left in American politics?

This country needs to get a backbone and stand up for its economic interest.

This country needs to get a backbone and stand up for its economic interest.

People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.

People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.

We need leadership, and we need it now.

We need leadership, and we need it now.

The Bush Administration and the Congress have to stop ignoring this crisis in international trade....

The Bush Administration and the Congress have to stop ignoring this crisis in international trade....

If the Administration does nothing, high gasoline prices will continue to increasingly burden our economy,...

If the Administration does nothing, high gasoline prices will continue to increasingly burden our economy,...

If you talk about preemption you better know things rather than think things.

If you talk about preemption you better know things rather than think things.

All of us aspire to give our children something more, leave a country to our...

All of us aspire to give our children something more, leave a country to our...

Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.

Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.

When we ask American men and women in uniform to fight for this country and...

When we ask American men and women in uniform to fight for this country and...