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I have a mindset that says bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view.

Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.

I'm a strong believer in bipartisanship.

I'm a believer in bipartisanship.

I understand that one of the purposes of bipartisanship is to cram something difficult and necessary down the American people's gullets for which neither party has the fortitude to assume full responsibility. It's a way of turning a possible gangplank into a teeter-totter.

It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.

We don't need bipartisanship, we need application of principle.

Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.

I think there's bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a good reform bill.

Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward.