The conservative version of American exceptionalism has become a password of sorts for candidates who want to prove their credentials to a right-wing America.

Those remarks were constructive, and we need to be having this discussion here at home. I am putting a vision of when this ends on the table in the hope that we can get the...

to give the American people a realistic assessment of where we stand today, and where we should be going.

The appointment of a chief justice is the ultimate level of scrutiny. So it raises the stakes. Obviously, Roberts has many qualifications as a jurist, but the issues for this country are so intense when...

Senator Proxmire leaves behind an unparalleled legacy as a defender of the American taxpayer and one of the hardest working senators in U.S. history.

This will allow more time to finally agree on a bill that protects our rights and freedoms while preserving important tools for fighting terrorism.

This has not been an easy decision but I think it is the correct one.

Money in politics is a huge issue.

I think there is an orderly and dignified way to find out what happened. And, if there was a legal violation there needs to be accountability … you can’t put the cart before the horse,...

Last week the president of the United States gave his State of the Union address, where he spoke of America’s leadership in the world, and called on all of us to ‘lead this world toward...

We are not interested in reshaping or reforming soft money. We’re interested in getting rid of it,

When you buy toothpaste or detergent or gas, that is now used for the first time in your lifetime or my lifetime to support candidates in so-called ‘independent ads.’ Same thing for unions.

Now we can take this legislation to the floor and have a real vote on reform, without constitutional arguments to hide behind,

What is the plan ?

Now you are talking about an extremely rushed process for chief justice and I’m not at all sure that can be done within that time period. I will not take steps to purposely delay it....

There is nothing more American than peaceful protest.

He does not have a sufficiently strong dedication to civil rights law that I believe a judge on this circuit court must have.

I think [Bush] probably broke the law here, but we need to know why they did it this way and what the legal justifications were, and then we need to determine what kind of accountability...

Judge Roberts’ impeccable legal credentials, his reputation and record as a fair-minded person, and his commitment to modesty and respect for precedent have persuaded me that he will not bring an ideological agenda.

Most of my town hall meetings had always been love fests, and some of my guys used to complain: ‘I’d like for somebody to yell at you a bit.’

The minor good news is that Democrats are finding their voice and they’ve broken the taboo against talking about the war.

I think we have to at least openly consider at what point we can bring our troops home or, at least, to begin to bring our troops home. Not only from the point of view...

As with the Bosnia mission, there is no clear set of goals, beyond maintaining a currently nonexistent peace. There is no timetable with withdrawal, no cost assessment, no exit strategy.

I’m proud to be a Democrat.

Look, when you’re going to take $500 million out of the system in one cycle, it is going to cause some anxiety, … Face the Nation.

I obviously agree Katrina has to be our top priority at the moment, … we need to figure out a way to have sustained attention to (Iraq), particularly among Democrats. The situation looks worse and...

I think it would be useful for us to have a sense who that other justice may be. Because it obviously has to do with the composition and balance of the court.

I’ve been outspent by my opponents every time I’ve run for U.S. Senate.

still carry the heavy burden of not knowing the whereabouts of loved ones, especially loved ones.

Over the last five years, Wisconsinites have lost nearly 80,000 manufacturing jobs, largely because of unfair trade agreements and questionable administration policies.

We have to get the job done. We can’t just rest on our laurels of this wonderful vote,

The idea of allowing corporations to have unlimited influence on our democracy is very dangerous, obviously.

[The only likely contender for Ë 08 who has so far made it clear that the war in Iraq is damaging U.S. national security and has actually proposed an exit strategy is Wisconsin senator Russ...

It?s the reality of a situation like this that when you have a large troop presence that it has the tendency to fuel the insurgency, because they can make the incorrect and unfair claim that...

should disqualify you from being on the Supreme Court.

If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts.

We couldn’t break the filibuster without making some changes, we have to break the filibuster so we can at least have the House and the Senate both have a bill,

Of all appointments that the president is asked to make, chief justice of the United States Supreme Court deserves the highest level of scrutiny.

It’s time for senators and members of Congress, especially those from my own party, to be less timid while this administration neglects urgent national security priorities in favor of staying a flawed policy course in...

What is the harm of doing the right thing? What is the harm of doing our job as legislators and making sure we do not stick the entire bankruptcy community with these provisions that do...

We have created a breeding ground for terrorism in Iraq, … It’s not the fault of the brave (military) women and men. It’s the fault of the people who sent them there.

It was more of the same sloganeering that has not made us stronger or safer in the global fight against terrorism,

Every one of the new Democratic senators has come up to me and come up to John and said, ‘We want to be a part of this.’ By the time this thing is done, every...

The Tea Party ended up being a shill for corporate America.

[The only likely contender for 08 who has so far made it clear that the war in Iraq is damaging U.S. national security and has actually proposed an exit strategy is Wisconsin senator Russ Feingold.]...

We had a real chance to pass a bill that would both reauthorize the tools to prevent terrorism and fix the provisions that threaten the rights and freedoms of innocent Americans. This conference report… falls...

playing into the terrorists’ hands.

Health care for all Americans is the most pressing domestic issue today. It’s far past time for the President and Congress to deliver health care to everyone.

The refusal gives rise to a reasonable inference that the administration has something to hide here. The administration has done this nominee no service by maintaining its intransigent position.

Using the power of our television airwaves could go a long way in helping to bring families back together after this tragedy. It would also ease the enormous anxiety and pain many must feel not...