Senate Appointment Quotes

When I was first elected to the Senate, I was fortunate to be appointed to the Intelligence Committee. There, I saw up close the dedication and commitment of the men and women of our intelligence agencies.

Canadians understand that our Senate, as it stands today, must either change or … vanish

Oh, what could be more delicious than replacing Chuck Grassley on the Senate Agriculture Committee?

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.

I advocate the appointment of [Federal] Judges by the Senate.

Divide the Continent into four Divisions, out of which a certain number of persons should be nominated, and out of that nomination to appoint a Senate

The appointment of senators by the state legislatures . . . is recommended by the double advantage of favoring a select appointment, and of giving to the state governments such an agency in the formation of the federal government, as must secure the authority of the former.

When it comes to Senate reform, in general, I've always been a believer in an elected Senate and would hope to achieve aspects of Senate reform.