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I loved being in the Senate. That was a wonderful experience.

I did look for compromise. I worked in a bipartisan way.

I sure tried to help deliver compromise, consensus, bipartisanship.

I'm happy to work with Democrats. After all, they have to represent their districts just as I have to represent mine.

I believe in working in a bipartisan manner.

I've been around Congress long enough to know there are issues we may never see eye-to-eye from the opposite aisle, but we should all agree that our job is to move America forward and benefit the people.

My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.

In the United States Senate, we cannot do great things without reaching across the aisle and working together - and I look forward to the challenges ahead.

I am perfectly happy to compromise and work with anybody: Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians - I'll work with Martians if - and the if is critical - they're willing to cut spending and reduce the debt.

As a Democrat in this Senate, I felt aggrieved by some things the other side has done. I have no doubt they feel aggrieved about some of the things we have done.