Bill Clinton Quotes

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

Bipartisanship is “the oil of national government.”

Bipartisanship may be abnormal, but it does occur. The challenge is to explain why it occurs at all, and why it never lasts.

Goodness knows, we have horrible problems to face in this Congress. I hope we can face them as colleagues in working unitedly for the people of this country and certainly not indulging in animosity or referring to each other as ''enemies.''

As both Republican Study Committee Chairman and Majority Whip, I've made it a top priority to bring openness and inclusiveness into the legislative process so we can bring our dynamic conference together as we advance our agenda.

[Barack Obama] needs to really engage both Republicans and Democrats.

I think that we have to do everything we can to work together, Democrats and Republicans, and then if we go the initiative route like we have done in the past, go together.

The only way we're gonna work with Donald Trump is if he moves completely in our direction and abandons his Republican colleagues.

Make no mistake about it, my friends - Republicans, the American people are never going to forget that it was you who shut down the government of the people.

What did Republicans get for 16 days of a government shutdown with people being hurt? We have absolutely nothing to show for it, other than a damaged brand.

I've done work for both Democrats and Republicans.

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.

I wouldn’t be too serious about bipartisanship. It’s a great myth that ought to be fostered. And don’t bring too damn much scholarship to bear on it. You’ll prove it out of existence if you’re not careful.

Bipartisanship means you work together to work it out.

The Republicans would like to be the co-pilots in the foreign policy take-offs as well as in the crash landings.

The middle in Congress is gone now. That is where we got most things done.

If you really want to get something done in Washington, it has to be done in a bi-Partisan way.

This is good government. We have divided government. To make divided government work you can’t ask each other to compromise core principles…. We ask each other to find common ground for the common good.

Unless we have the Republicans joining us and helping us … we’ll have a mutiny in this goddamned country. So we’ve got to make this an American bill and not just a Democratic bill … It doesn’t do any good to have a law like the Volstead Act if you can’t enforce it

The Republicans, specifically those of the House of Representatives, are responsible for undermining the confidence of the public that Government can help people.

Gingrich, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, and Clinton passed legislation because they understood and appreciated the difficult political process. They fought for their principles yet recognized the need for compromise to get anything done.

I have a long, long record of working with Democrats and Republicans alike.

We need elected officials who overcome partisan politics to really help people.

It is past time for Democrats and Republicans to join together to create a bipartisan coalition for courage and common sense.

I firmly believe the Senate should see more voting and debate and less standing around and waiting for backroom deals.