I do not take my obligations as a senator lightly.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't want to be a senator.
If you don't want to do your job as a U.S. Senator, then please resign your seat and stop taking taxpayer money for a job you're not doing anymore.
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.
I will not be responsible for the loss of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate.
As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.
I will not vote for - and no senator should vote for - anyone who will not render justice impartially.
I have never left another senator out to dry. Never.
I was returned to the Senate by the people of Alaska, and I have an obligation to all of them - it's not an obligation to my party; it's an obligation to Alaskans.
I believe being a good senator requires two things. Number one, acumen. Number two, interest.
But on the big things, I'm not going to trim in order to win public opinion. Because I really don't want to serve in the Senate if I arrive there without permission to do the things I think need to be done.
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