Jason T. Smith Quotes

I am from the Left, but I am happy to work with people from the Right.

In a common project, we can bring together well-meaning people from the Left and the Right.

In the United States Senate, we cannot do great things without reaching across the aisle and working together - and I look forward to the challenges ahead.

Believe it or not, one of the things I try to do around here is try to look for opportunities to work with people across the aisle. I know that's not the common narrative. But the truth is if you want to get anything done, that's an absolute requirement.

I do like the nonpartisan atmosphere here at City Hall where you can talk with the person who opposes you and either get their support or not.

When you reach across the aisle and open your heart and mind, you might just find that you have more in common than you think with the guy on the other side of the fence.

We must have courage to set partisanship aside and embrace the best ideas and solutions no matter which side of the aisle they come from.

I'm a huge fan of bipartisanship and working together to get things done.

I'm a strong believer in bipartisanship.

Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship.

The one thing I'm convinced George W. Bush is good at is bipartisanship. It's clearly something he enjoys personally.

I hear from everybody, and they say 'Joe, nowhere but in Washington do they think not working together makes sense.' We're not hired to fight.

Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.

I'm a believer in bipartisanship.

I have also come to understand Congress' need for a bipartisan as well as a partisan capacity.

I'll work with anyone - and I really do mean that - Democrat, Republican, independent, Libertarian, contrarian, vegetarian.

Working together during the past three years, we have confounded the skeptics and the cynics. We've shown that here in Virginia, Democrats and Republicans can come together, put politics aside, and make tough decisions when times demand it.

Bipartisanship is “the oil of national government.”

True bipartisanship isn’t talking about it. It’s delivering it.

I'm always looking for people on the other side of the aisle for any initiative I'm sponsoring - men and women - to move things forward.

John McCain felt very strongly about virtually every issue that he tackled, but it was never based in partisanship. He didn't try to score partisan points as he worked on issues. He would work with anyone who wanted to accomplish the goal that he shared.

I think, more than anything, in times of crisis we should be shedding party labels.

If I have learned anything from my time in Congress, it is that the only way we are going to solve the big problems our country faces is by working together.

I will do my part every day to work with my colleagues in a bipartisan fashion to unite us, and not divide us.

I want everybody to know I'm approachable. I'm a true conservative, but I'm an American first.