36 Quotes by Russell Feingold

Mr. Chairman, if those items could be entered in the record?

One reason I voted for him and voted against Alberto Gonzalez (for attorney general) is that Gonzalez could not find the words to say that torture is illegal and that the President is not above the law. Roberts could.

None of us want it to expire. It is only the president who is basically playing chicken with us.

No one should make the mistake of thinking that a shorter extension will make it possible to jam the unacceptable conference report through the Congress. That bill is dead and cannot be revived.

no doubt that that's going to happen in a reasonable time frame.

Perks are a serious issue. If the bill only involves disclosure, that's not acceptable. That is not anywhere near what the public expects us to do here.

Business is finding out that this is the biggest domestic issue. I'm doing everything I can, but Congress should be spending a lot more time on it.

If by dignified they mean that tough questions are out of bounds, I must strongly disagree,

If you are confirmed, you will essentially disappear from public view,