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We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former Presidents are not immune from being held accountable by either one.

— Mitch McConnell McConnell blames Trump but voted not guilty anyway (2021)

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Breaking the rules to change the rules is un-American.

You're more likely to see Elvis again than to see this bill pass the Senate.

I call on every colleague to join me in standing up for the middle class instead of defending cynical, job-crushing regulations.

John treated every day, every issue, with the intensity and seriousness that the legislative process deserves. He would fight like mad to bring the country closer to his vision of the common good.

Remembering John McCain (2018)

Nobody is happy about losing lives but, remember, these are not draftees. These are full-time professional soldiers.

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