I think Colorado is sort of a microcosm of the country because our senators and representatives are on both ends of the political spectrum.

Find a way to make up with some of the senators who opposed him, because senators hold the purse strings

We're putting that data together to go to the Hill to show congressmen and senators exactly what is happening on individual farms. What they want to do is show how these energy costs are hitting the bottom line.

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their mark on history by standing with past profiles in courage, and defending not party, not partisanship, but defending principle and democracy itself.

Let's cause some senators distress.

[But her declarations weren't strong enough to convince some senators.] Gale Norton is no James Watt, but that distinction alone is not enough to justify this nomination, ... I will vote 'no.'