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It is preposterous that the current members of the United States Senate and all of their predecessors for more than 200 years haven't been able to read the Constitution and do what it says.

Well, I was 29 years old when I came to the United States Senate, and I have learned a lot.

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

I've always been intrigued by the Senate, and admired many of the people who have served there.

My job in the Senate is not just to give speeches and do interviews, it's to solve problems.

I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that.

I am not here as my party's nominee. I am unique among the 100 senators in that regard.

I've come to realize that an unencumbered U.S. senator is a profound threat to the whole system. It's somebody that they can't put in a box and say, 'Oh, well, we know how this guy is going to vote.'

The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate.