Bipartisanship Quotes

I'm always being accused of being a Hollywood Republican, but I'm not! I have just as many Democratic ideas as Republican ones. If they could build three fewer bombs every month and give the money to foster care, that would be great.

We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists

I'm what you would call an 'independent moderate.'

The word bipartisan usually means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.

The best thing to hold down spending is to have a Democratic President and a Republican Congress.

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit.

We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans; we are all Federalists.

Bipartisanship is really tough to achieve when everyone on both sides is left with a bad, bad taste in their mouths.

Wisdom is not the province of only one party.

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.

I don't necessarily vote a straight ticket in my own state because there are sometimes Democrats out there who are better than Republicans. It's hard to believe but it's true.

Rhetorically, President Obama is a champion of bipartisanship. In practice, though, he is almost always its enemy.

The time has passed in America when this party can be the party of compassion and let the executive branch run foreign policy. It won't work. We have to be the party that can stand toe to toe with George W. Bush on national security, as well as the party of compassion.

Senator Schumer is a partisan.

Unlike Washington, the California legislature has proved that cooperation is both possible and essential to successful policymaking, while stubborn absolutism will have you trailing head lice in popularity polls.

Everywhere I go - from Main Street to Wall Street - people ask, 'What's happened to our political system? Why can't Washington folks work together?'

There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.

I will continue to ask the president and his subordinates to work with Congress rather than against it.

Conservatives are not our enemies. They are our neighbors.

I have a mindset that says bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view.

I'm a moderate. I hang out in the middle. I vote against my party with some regularity and try to compromise. It doesn't appear right now that the Republican Party is welcoming moderates any more.

I'm an Obama supporter, no question. But it doesn't mean there's nothing to learn from the other side.

I choose to bring people together. I choose to seek compromise.

There can be but two great political parties in this country.

I'm willing to meet with anyone, Democrat or Republican, who has a good idea, an open mind and a willingness to come together to tackle the challenges we face.