Russ Feingold

“It is not only all right but necessary to stand up to George Bush.”

“The Tea Party ended up being a shill for corporate America.”

“I don't want to hear again from the attorney general or anyone on this floor that this government has shown it can be trusted to use the power we give it with restraint and care.”

“The administration has a disturbing pattern of behavior when it comes to budgeting not only for the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan but also for military requirements not directly related to these conflicts.”

“There's a tendency on the part of Americans, all of us, to say, 'Hey, the Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is gone, we don't have to worry about these guys again.' We always have to be worried about them, we always have to be concerned about them, and we have to be well-informed.”

“What is the harm of doing the right thing? What is the harm of doing our job as legislators and making sure we do not stick the entire bankruptcy community with these provisions that do not make any sense?”

“Occupy Wall Street is a real movement.”

“The conservative version of American exceptionalism has become a password of sorts for candidates who want to prove their credentials to a right-wing America.”

“I'm one of the only members of the U.S. Senate who isn't a millionaire. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with being a millionaire. But there ought to be a little economic diversity in the Senate and I try to provide it.”

“The idea of allowing corporations to have unlimited influence on our democracy is very dangerous, obviously.”