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Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included.

There are some Senate candidates who aren't sure Trump is in their interest yet, but they'll come along.

I am considering running for Senate, as well as other opportunities.

Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.

Senators, in the end, must be elected.

If you are a Representative and want to be a Senator, you must be careful not to do anything which might upset the various forces you need to harness to get elected.

As it became clear that Senator Rubio was likely to run for president, I received encouragement to consider running for the Senate.

If the Senate can't perform its most basic responsibilities, I worry about how we're going to make the tough decisions and do the hard work that will be necessary to get our country on a path to fiscal solvency.

Let there be no reservation or doubt that I believe the Senate should vote on each and every judicial appointment made by the President of the United States and that no rule or procedure should ever stop the Senate from exercising its constitutional responsibility.

Making recess appointments when the Senate isn't in recess is neither rational nor moderate. It's a raw misuse of executive power by a president whose love of government is his most vulnerable spot with the electorate.