Russell Feingold Quotations

Mr. Chairman, if those items could be entered in the record?

It is not undignified to ask the nominee questions he would rather not answer, should he prefer to remain inscrutable, or worse yet, all things to all people.

One reason I voted for him and voted against Alberto Gonzalez (for attorney general) is that Gonzalez could not find the words to say that torture is illegal and that the President is not above the law. Roberts could.

At such a time it would just seem hardly justified to schedule a pay raise for members of Congress.

All of us have made mistakes, ... But it is a common device of those who seek to thwart reform to insist upon the perfection of the reformer.

My view, as of this moment, is that to dismiss this case would in appearance and in fact improperly 'short circuit' this trial,

The absence of any kind of timetable is not fair to our troops and their families. It's making the American people increasingly anxious. And it's hurting, not helping, our Iraq policy and our broader national security strategy.

Business is finding out that this is the biggest domestic issue. I'm doing everything I can, but Congress should be spending a lot more time on it.

although I strongly prefer that this trial conclude with a final vote on the articles.

comes closer to the core meaning of high crimes and misdemeanors.