This country is about, in my judgment, aggressive, open debate. There is an old saying: When everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is thinking very much.

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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...

Is there decency left in American politics?

Is there decency left in American politics?

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,...

When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses....

When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses....

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

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

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

The taxpayers deserve accountability.

The taxpayers deserve accountability.

This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy.

This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy.

The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of...

The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of...

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.

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...

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...

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...

We need leadership, and we need it now.

We need leadership, and we need it now.

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...

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....

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...

People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.

People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.

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...

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

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