Elissa Slotkin Quotes

We aren't as divided as we think we are. We're not just Republicans sitting in one corner, and Democrats sitting in the other corner.

We simply must look beyond partisan goals and find common ground as Americans. It is imperative that the Members of Congress recognize that partisanship will not serve the American people.

There is too much at stake for us to surrender to the politics of polarization.

Bipartisanship is “the oil of national government.”

But until Democrats and Republicans, blacks and whites, liberal activists and conservative activists decide division is no longer the most valuable unit of currency, there will be no solutions of any kind.

We can bring people together in an era rife with partisanship and divide.

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

My heart aches for less divisiveness, less polarization Less mindless partisanship, which at times sounds almost hateful to the ear of Americans. How we conduct ourselves and how we treat you, Judge Roberts, can be a great start toward reconciliation in our country.

It is the utmost necessity that this congress be a congress of unity.

As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for one night, we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good.

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.

It's not about division. It's not about politics. My concern is how do we come together?

I know Barack Obama. And I believe that as president, he'll pursue the common good by seeking common ground rather than trying to divide us.

I think if you're going to get anything done in the Senate, you have to be on the same sheet of music. If you don't get people on the same sheet of music it comes out pretty horrible.

Necessity is the mother of bipartisanship.

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

Yesterday our city's votes have been divided. But today our city will be reunited. I expect nothing less and hope for even more.

We have to transcend our differences to transform our future.

When everybody goes into their separate corners, it's just real easy to demonize the other side instead of saying, 'Okay, how can we come together and figure out how to get done what's important for the country?'

I think a lot of folks are beginning to feel that the forces that are tearing us apart in this country are stronger than the forces that tie us together. I don't believe that.

The more reasons for people to be willing to put their differences aside, the better.

My goal is to unite the party, to bring it together.

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

After some of the most contentious years in state government, I've made it clear that I will, and can, work with anyone to get things done.

In a deeply divided country we must either work together to get the best deal we can - and this needs compromise - or accept that Brexit cannot be implemented and think again about what we are doing.