Angus King Quotes

I love serving in the government. I love serving in the Senate.

When I entered federal parliament at the end of 2007, I was appointed parliamentary secretary for disabilities.

The closest I've come to being on a reality TV show is C-SPAN's live coverage of the Senate floor.

Mitch Daniels in Indiana was the best governor in America for eight years. I've gone to Indianapolis to study with him.

Lyndon Johnson, as majority leader of the United States Senate, he made the Senate work.

Rock stars generally don't last in the Senate, starting with John Kennedy. Too much work, too slow, too little juice. Getting something accomplished takes a remarkable amount of tedious work. Rock stars who become senators either run for something else or retire on the job. They certainly don't make a mark.

A typical day in the Senate requires several trips to the Senate floor and back, although the journey is usually underground so that on some days, once I arrive at work, I never see the sun.

We could beat back Kennedy on Civil Rights, but Lyndon [Johnson] knows how to beat us.

Being a member of Congress is a hard job but it's an uplifting job.

The work of a Russian parliamentarian is very much like the work of an American congressman. It's mainly affecting the policymaking of the government

Try spending a good chunk of your life as a reformer in the New York State Senate. See how you like it.

We have a lot of thoughtful people in the U.S. Senate.

I'm blessed to represent Florida in the United States Senate.

I feel lucky that I get the privilege of serving in the Senate.

I love representing Minnesota in the Senate.

As a legislator, I was elected to make the tough decisions and produce solutions to the problems facing our country.

I'm doing a good job in Washington.

I've always been intrigued by the Senate, and admired many of the people who have served there.

The Senate is where the issues are, and most people there are career politicians.

The job of an elected official is to communicate, to talk with constituents, to talk with the people of America, and I think Alexandria is excellent at doing that.

My grandfather was a popular senator, known as an advocate for fiscal responsibility, including the line-item veto for the president.

I was appointed to the Senate, and it has been my job to serve in the Senate and then to earn the vote of Minnesotans.

Be there because Barack Obama and Joe Biden will deliver America the change we so desperately need.

A commission presenting evidence doesn't do a Jedi mind trick and make state legislators in some state suddenly pass a bill.

I'm intrigued by being in public office.