I will not let the patriot act, the most un-patriotic of acts, go unchallenged.

The Republican Party is an empty vessel unless we imbue it with values.

The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn't say keep religion out of government.

The question is, how do we keep America safe from terrorism? [Donald]Trump says we ought to close that Internet thing. The question really is, what does he mean by that? Like they do in North Korea? Like they do in China?

What I don't like from the president's administration is this sort of, 'I'll put my boot heel on the throat of BP.' I think that sounds really un-American in his criticism of business. And I think it's part of this sort of blame-game society in the sense that it's always got to be someone's fault instead of the fact that sometimes accidents happen.

If there were an ounce of courage in this body I would be joined by other senators… saying they will not tolerate this.

American inventiveness and the desire to build developed because we were guaranteed the right to own our success.