Senate History Quotes

I understand the significance of being one of 18 senators in Oklahoma history.

Twenty-six years ago, I became the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right. I was the first, but I made sure I wasn't the only.

When I became the first woman to represent the state of Texas in the United State Senate, it was with the help of a lot of women - and a large number of men, too.

The history of Hillary Clinton as a five-year senator is to promote Hillary Clinton and not the needs of New Yorkers.

While romanticizing the Senate of yore would be a mistake, it was certainly better in my father's time.

Ted Kennedy will go down in history as one of the giants of the U.S. Senate and one the most accomplished legislators in American history.

One hundred thousand dollars was the bridge that enabled me to go on TV, not miss a beat or miss an opportunity, and raise then my own money to carry me forth. And that's how I got to be the first Democratic woman in the United States Senate's history.

No one knows the Senate better than Joe Biden; he lived there for 35 years.

The congressional tradition of escaping the nation's capital in August dates back to the time before air conditioning when Senators would race home before the summer heat reached its peak. I've got an advantage over many of my colleagues because we in Mississippi know something about summer heat.