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Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents.

Often times, political games prevent senators from even beginning to debate some of the most important issues.

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

I think if you're going to get anything done in the Senate, you have to be on the same sheet of music. If you don't get people on the same sheet of music it comes out pretty horrible.

I believe being a good senator requires two things. Number one, acumen. Number two, interest.

It's tempting, because as one senator said to me, 'We know if we invite baseball down, we'll draw a crowd'.

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

We have a lot of thoughtful people in the U.S. Senate.

A majority of senators should be able to adopt rules at the beginning of each Congress.

Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. But I think it's a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.