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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Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture,...

Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture,...

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,...

Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health.

Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health.

Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set...

Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set...

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 will not go back to the days when health insurance companies had unchecked power...

I will not go back to the days when health insurance companies had unchecked power...

Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.

Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.

My family, frankly, they werent folks who went to church every week. My mother was...

My family, frankly, they werent folks who went to church every week. My mother was...

We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be...

We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be...

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks...

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks...

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our...

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our...

If you make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of American families, your taxes shouldnt...

If you make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of American families, your taxes shouldnt...

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...

One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large...

One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large...

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...

After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health...

After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health...

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

Now, anybody who thinks that we can move this economy forward with just a few...

Now, anybody who thinks that we can move this economy forward with just a few...

We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and...

We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and...

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.